Chapter 13The door opened under duress, the old wood screeching as Mauve shoved against it, first with her hand, then her foot, and stood triumphant in the open doorway as the sun illuminated the dim interior. Now dressed in dungarees and a baggy sweatshirt emblazoned with some sports brand logo Eirian recognised in passing, the older girl offered a smug look back at Sumire, who, in return, stuck her tongue out.
Within the house, dust that they could have believed had lain undisturbed for perhaps hundreds of years flew up like a veil about them lain undisturbed for perhaps hundreds of years flew up like a veil about them, rising from the ancient wooden floorboards and swirling in the heavy air around them. It was almost as if the old house was welcoming their presence, accepting them as p
