I stop blinking. Stop breathing. Stop all general motion.
Rehan on the other hand flutters his eyes like he's surprised. Surprised of his own statement. He's about to mostly likely explain himself but I save him his breath.
"Okay, if you insist." I snap out from my tremor, patting the bag. "I'll take it. Thanks."
Then I shift my body to the other side, walking away. "We better get going. They might be looking for us."
As expected, Jia ended up bringing the boys back in tracks to scout for us.
"There you are. We've been looking everywhere for you. Where have you been?? Jia links her arms around mine and sticks closer to my body like an octopus tentacle. She's wearing a pout on her lips.
"Rehan had to stop by somewhere." Leyk responds in my stead. He walks past us to join Arlo and
