10 “I’m telling you, there’s something strange going on.” Adi was exasperated. She’d been trying to convince Honi for the last ten minutes that something was wrong with the spirit animals in Heota. ”Please stop." Honi’s eyes were hard as he glared at her. He obviously didn’t believe her—maybe he thought she was jealous of Nina? Which she was, but she wouldn’t let him know that. By the time everybody finally gone home, it was late. Adi was exhausted and ready to go to sleep. All she wanted was to snuggle up to Honi’s familiar shape and be held by him until she nodded off. That wasn’t going to happen, though. Honi’s parents had put him into his old bedroom, whereas Adi was supposed to sleep in the guest-bedroom. Neither of them was happy with that. They’d been together for two years. W

