~ Seraphina’s POV
Celine falls asleep first.
One minute we are talking about how unfortunate Luke Henderson is and she’s rambling about how hot the new physics teacher is, and the next her head is on my shoulder, her mouth is slightly open, and her is breathing soft and steady. I don’t move her. I just sit there, staring at the ceiling in the glow of my bedside lamp, my body stiff and wide awake.
Sleep feels like a luxury I can’t afford. There are lots of things in my head that I would see when I sleep and I would rather not. Until I have calmed my soul down.
I look down at my wrapped hands. The image of the man who had chased me back at Jonathan’s house flashed in my head. I shudder. The bandages are a little dirty from all the movement tonight. I’ll need to change them. The ache from
