Elara
I wasn’t looking for drama. Not today. Not after the week I had. I had a pretty soft week as Ace had made sure I did nothing. After learning about the festival which kept creeping close like rot under the floorboards, I noticed him suddenly averting his gaze from me at intervals and I concluded he was overwhelmed with preparations.
I remained in the shadows, giving him the time and space he needed. What if this past week was just a dream and he's about to return to his true self? I couldn't help but be skeptical, even though he had apologised numerous times. but then, Laurie found me. Of course she did. She always knew how to find me and sometimes, I wondered if she had nothing important to do with her time.
She didn’t come to scream. She didn’t even raise her voice. No, that woul
