Aspen POV
In the next week, Holden and I haven’t disagreed with one another, though I’m sure he’s just dealing with the fact that he has some type of guilty conscious. It helps that he’s on the losing side of the argument. Otherwise, Uncle Eric has been showering me with gifts. I’m pretty sure he feels his own type of guilt about all the presents he’s given J, Riley, and Tom over the years.
“Well..?” Uncle Eric says as he unveils his next present for me. Oh, my.
“It’s lovely.” I say with shock in my voice. My backpack is on my back as Bast was about to drive me to school this morning before we got stopped by Uncle Eric after breakfast.
“You hate it.” He says with disappointment.
“No, no. It’s not that. It’s actually a wonderful gift, but it’s too much Uncle Eric. You don’t have to
