I sighed. Sometimes it's really hard being me. "Don't fight over this. There are more important things to fight for."
"Like what?"
"She dreamt of a tree." This damn asshole! Deric wouldn't even let me try to explain my dream to Silas. He said it in a way that made me sound crazy; I didn't find it amusing at all. Silas looked confused and urged Deric to explain further. "The Forbidden Tree."
"Hell no!"
"My thoughts exactly."
"Kerry, you do know that s**t is not real, right? It's just a part of a made-up story parents tell their children." Silas saw that I didn't believe him. Of course, he knew that the tree was real—Mom had heard about it from his dad, after all. He was just saying this so I wouldn't try to do anything dangerous. I appreciated him trying to protect me, but lying about
