I didn't expect Maggie or Raina.
Maria stepped aside and the noise hit me, footsteps too fast, voices too loud, I barely had time to brace myself before Maggie collided with me.
"Iris!"
She felt like citrus and something sweet. Familiar but loud. Maggie can be louder than necessary at times. The reason I love staying alone. Unnoticed.
"You're absent from school today, which is very unusual. So we thought we should check on you to make sure you're doing well." Maggie said her gaze moving around the house.
Raina reached me in a heartbeat. She didn't collide the way Maggie did. Her hands landed on my arms instead, steady, grounding.
"You didn't answer calls," Raina said," any of them. You never let us follow you home. So we thought today might be the ideal day and…..we d
