ADELINE
Walking out into the kitchen, I do a quick sweep of the tables and countertops. Beads of sweat and tears line my forehead and eyes respectively as I drop to my knees.
“Why are you crying?” The familiar voice came again this time startling me. I turned, thinking it was my delusions only to find
Elijah standing there with a creased brow. It was a rare sight considering he was the happiest of the flock.
I shot up, clunking the back of my head on the underside of the wooden table. “Oh s**t, sorry!” Eli laughs, his footsteps approaching. “I didn’t mean to scare you.”
He offers me his hand and I get up with it. I avoided his gaze again, he’s giving me that look again. “Why are you crying?”
“It’s nothing really.” I mumbled, trying to sidestep him but he kept blocking my path with
