Riley’s pov
It had been a week since the strange dreams and eerie occurrences started, then stopped just as suddenly as they’d come. The past few weeks felt like a long, quiet breath.. dull, yes, but peaceful. The school was slow, and exam season had started. I was nearly finished with my tests, just a few more to go. Contrary to what I’d feared, the Lockwood brothers hadn’t so much as glanced my way. It was like I didn’t even exist to them anymore, especially after that day in the forest when they assumed there was something between me and Emma’s brother.
The lack of attention was a relief. Even Claire seemed to have forgotten about our “deal.” I barely saw her these days. My mom was doing okay.. not great, but at least she wasn’t getting worse. Life had slipped back into a kind of ord
