Chapter Twenty-Two
Kayla tipped the last bit of the ashes out around her bed. There was a gap of a few centimetres and she used her fingers to spread them out.
“Eww. How can you touch them?” Red sat on the edge of Kayla’s desk, watching.
Kayla shrugged as she stood up. “Guess I’m used to them.”
“This sucks. I wish you could go to the party tonight. School’s ended for a fortnight, we should be out celebrating.”
“I’ll celebrate when all this is over.” Kayla put the empty container on her desk and laughed when Red jumped off. The only thing she was happy about was that exam week was over.
“Hello? Keep that stuff away from me.”
“That’ll be what you look like one day.”
“Nope.” Red shook her head. “I’m gonna be buried.”
“I’m sure the worms will appreciate that.” Jeff stood in the doorwa
