CRYSTAL POV
I sat on my bed, smiling sheepishly, though it had been three days since I saw Ryan, and three days since our escape from Voss, but the memory of him still lingered in my mind.
I've been so happy and hyperactive over the past few days. And Mara seems to have noticed it, she doesn't hesitate to ask why I was still happy, and I always give her the same answer.
"I don't want to live as a shadow no more," she would nod, but I know she doesn't believe. Who cares anyway, I owe her no explanation.
Right now, she sat on her bed, her hands resting on her chin, her legs bent over, while her gaze was fixed on me, ogling at me like a creep.
"Stop staring," I said, putting on a fake smile as I adjusted the sleeve of my academy uniform. "I'm beginning to think you're creepy.
