The once noisy passage turned calm, and people around went still as they watched the drama. The Smith family was the center of attention but I was going to go ahead with my plans anyway.
Father's pleading eyes were on me, helplessly begging me not to do this, but he has a daughter who is as stubborn as he is. I was here to prove my innocence, I had not killed anyone. Grandmother, I could clearly see, was trying to be strong. As for Liam, he was staring at me like something indeed happened. He would rain down healing if possible.
Holding the syringe in my hand, I stretched out my left hand and injected myself with it. Every eye wide, every eye was on me, waiting and searching for a sign.
It took a while before I began to feel the heat from within. I staggered and Liam, who was standin
