Storm
When the witch called Ali said that thing about waiting for Yesenia to be safe before they would die, a stillness fell over our side of the dining hall that eked its way over to the opposite end. I could feel Cinn fidgeting besides me, and I almost reached under the table to grab her hand.
Almost.
"Dude--" The one called Aaron started to chastise his friend, but he was cut off by the sound of chair legs scraping across the hardwood floor. Yesenia stood from her seat with a blank expression on her face. It always seemed to betray her intentions, but at that moment she seemed void of all emotion as she pushed away from the table.
"Sorry, bathroom," she said, excusing herself.
Then she marched out of the room like a marionette on strings, her movements stiff and her eyes staring st
