Home - relating to the place where one lives

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I opened my mouth like a fish, trying to figure out how I arrived here, did she know Mrs Graves, is it safe? Fortunately she could see me having a hide time understanding, so she interrupted me.

“Miss Peregrine, delighted to meet you” she smiled, nodding her head down lightly

“Y/N L/N” I mumbled, eyes still wide, face confused

Then it dawned on me

Peregrine.

Peregrine Falcon.

Bird.

Ymbryne

“Wait, Y-you're a ymbryne?” I stuttered out.

“Correct” Mrs Peregrine smiled, you certainly are a miracle for surviving a hollowgast attack, I must say.

I was about to respond before it dawned on me

The attack

The children

I quickly sat up my leg, “Wait, leg-S, what happened to my other leg” as I stepped out of the bedding I put my leg on the ground

“L/N, please take it easily after that war you had you going to want to take it easy for a few weeks” she spoke softly while trying to sit my back down

“What happened to my other leg!” a broken expression spread across my face. Mrs Peregrine sighed, shaking her head from side to side. “We had to amputate your leg to save your life, it was either your life or, your leg. I'm sorry...”

She talked more but I mostly blocked it out, guess that's it, I promised Mrs Graves I would protect them.

But I didn't

Those children lost their lives because of me

Tears filled my eyes, my pale cheeks turning a light shade of red, my hands beginning to tremble slightly. “Oh dear” Miss Peregrine stated, noticing my saddened expression, she quickly wrapped her arms around me as I buried my face into the crook of her neck. I wrapped my arms around her small frame letting my tears fall down my face. She rubbed my back reassuringly me that everything was going to be alright, but I knew it wasn't going to be.

There was something about these woman that made me feel a warm feeling inside that only the children and Mrs Graves only made me feel, she was somewhat like a motherly figure, she felt safe, supportive and reassuring. “You must be so overwhelmed, I'm so sorry darling” she spoke softly to me.

“Overwhelmed and very tired” I nodded only to look down and see that I was wearing a very large top and a blanket on top of that which was covering my one leg, “Um whose top is this I'm wearing?”

“Oh! That is Mr. O'Connor, he didn't easily let it go either” she chuckled, “Oh well I'll leave you be so you can get some sleep”

Wait, where are we?

“Cairnholm, Wales, dear.”

“When.”

“September 3, 1940.”

“And how...” I started to say before I for cut off

“No more questions” Miss Peregrine stated “You can ask them tomorrow” I nodded slightly gazing around the room once again, my eyes landing on a small pocket watch that layed on a table. “Dinner will be ready soon, I'll ask Emma to come and help you downstairs when it is ready, is that alright with you?”
I nodded

“Looks like I'll see you then” she winked at me as she walked out of the room shutting the door behind her but before she could close it all the way I could see a small group of people standing in the door was trying to peek into where I was. As she shut the door I could hear muffled but excited voices, a few of them stood out.

“Who is she?”

“Why is she here”

“Can she leave”

Miss Peregrine shushed them and I heard them leave the front door, their footsteps quietly leaving, well except for the footsteps that sounded like heavy iron shoes. I sighed sadly playing with my fingers while looking up at the ceiling, thinking.

This is my new home

I had to forget about the past

Miss Peregrine said it herself, I couldn't of saved the children

Or could I?

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