AFTER WRAPPING SOME ICE cubes in a towel, making a cold compress, she hands it to Asher so that he can press it over his busted lip. Luckily, that was the only injury he got out of the fight, for Elijah grabbed Heath, pulling him away as fast as he could, and Pearl got in the way of Asher before he could get up and try to get back at Heath. Elijah took Heath outside, she doesn't know precisely where, but she guesses that it's as far as possible. Then Maite and Prisha left the kitchen, probably realizing that Pearl needed to talk with Asher alone, for which she's thankful. She's sitting on the stool next to him, watching him hold the cold compress with closes eyes. They've been silent for a few minutes now, and it's not that she doesn't know what to say because she does. In fact, she's got
