EMILY
"I don't"
Her lips a little pouted, she commented, "Look, one of my loyal friends has claimed to have once seen you with Nolan, walking the streets at night."
Shaking my head, I asserted, "I fear this loyal friend of yours is a liar."
Wiggling her index before her, Naire teased, "No, you're the liar and it's absolutely fine… if I were in your shoes, I would lie too." Tilting her head a little, she added, "I also saw you guys once myself, hence my believing this friend of mine."
My gaze now on the ground, I said, "He wanted me to tell him about the town. You know, what it feels like to grow up in Darkwood."
"Nolan grew up in Darkwood, Emily. Why would he need you to tell him that?“
Shoulder shrugging, I mustered up a response, "Who knows, maybe he just wanted a taste of what i
