The girls were gathered by the fire, all wrapped in expensive and warm blankets and Joy's mother had asked the maid to prepare hot chocolate for them.

After a long silence, Irene looked at the colleagues and sighed deeply.

Moonbyul made eye contact with the winter fairy and she understood the older one. They always understood each other.

The blonde nodded affirmatively and murmured:

____ I think it's time. They gotta know the truth.

____ What truth?____ Hyejin asked while yawning.

____ The truth about us. And the truth about that school._____ The pale brunette responded and her voice echoed in the room.

Seulgi and Yongsun exchanged a look that expressed their anxiety because they had investigated the girls that were now important in their hearts and the fear of truth was too scary.

Noticing how the group of friends was tense, Moon spoke with confidence but in a calm tone:

____ Joohyun and I never wanted to put a burden on anyone's shoulder. However, we knew we needed to keep an eye on as many students as possible and try to prevent that they suffered more than the daily abuse that boarding school promotes.

____ But unnie...Just the two of you would never be able to take care of many. You should have counted on us.____ Wheein said with sadness and worry.

____  We did, Wheein-ah. We created a chain of support in which you guys helped one another without even realizing. Our secret parties, rituals and meetings were a way to connect at least one of us to an innocent girl. Joohyun and I didn't want that more people knew the whole ugly truth because it was too heavy.

Wendy sighed and declared:

____ I only know a tiny portion and I can testify that all that is too big for a bunch of teenagers.

____ Well, they are teenagers too....____ Seulgi pointed at the winter fairies.

Irene had a faint smile on her beautiful face when she spoke:

_____ I have been living in that hell for 8 years. At first, I had nobody. I was just 9 and I saw a teacher abusing of a student.

___ Oh my God, unnie! And Didn't you tell anyone?___ Joy asked in shock.

____ I did. Even though I didn't understand exactly what I had seen, I knew it was wrong and I told the headmaster. Then she said that I needed to shut up and she burned my arm with the steam of her tea kettle. _____ Irene replied with a distant look.

Seulgi released a low sound that expressed the horror each girl was feeling.

____ My first friend was Wendy. She came when I was 11. Back then, many horrible things had happened but I didn't know what to do. I had to take a decision the following year, when a 17-year-old student was found dead and the teachers said it was an accident. I was just 12 when I started the truth or dare game.

___ Did you understand what was going on, unnie?___Hyejin asked Wendy.

____ Just a little bit. I saw that the school was very obscure and Irene told me some things that opened my eyes. But I used to be a coward back then. I su