Nirvana

Chapter Forty

Vanessa jumped and landed in the snow. It was much harder getting around town without her wings, even more with her injuries, but she tried her best to push through the pain.

“Are you sure you're up for this so soon?” Darren asked. “I think you should go back and hang out at the house.”

“Seems like something I should be saying to you.”

“I’m not the one injured.”

“Yeah, but there's a clear difference in our endurance.” She ran ahead of him, ducking behind buildings and sticking to the shadows. She’d never been to this part of town, so it was hard for her to navigate back to Addison’s street. “I’m no stranger to working through pain, but you-”

“What about me?” he asked defensively. “Are you trying to say I’m weak? I can’t believe you think that little of me. If my memory is correct, I