Chapter 5: Rejection
It takes seven days to fall from saviour of the city to exile:
Day one: Ange’s fury won’t appeased, despite a stomach-churningly adorable reunion between Sam, Lily, and a perpetually overwhelmed Amy that takes place in the infirmary after all, Sam’s injuries sentencing him to cot alongside Ash and I.
My eyes are only damp from the pain that shrieks at me every time I move. Nothing more. Cute family, though.
Day two: Ash overexerted himself coming to our rescue, but since he didn’t acquire any new wounds, when he finally wakes up, his condition is surprisingly good. Of course, that’s aside from the way he appears to be torn between anger, concern, and disappointment in me from any one minute to the next . . .
Oh, and Cadence isn’t talking to me for some reason. She
