Chapter 29:

XXIX | Lie

The Rowan Tree


Rowan open the door.
Aspen yelps.

His eyes are greyish again.

She enters the room.
'Why are you here?'

Her face is expressionless as usual.

It's 3pm already?

'Yes,' Aspen says,
rubbing where the door bumped his back.

'I've been waiting for you,'
I say before Aspen says more.

She sits on the bed.

A sigh.

'What's the problem?'

Aspen's eyes turn red again.

'That's not fair!'
I growl.

They turn back to grey.

He looks sheepish.
'I like to see what Rowan's thinking.'

'You're a creep, you know that?'

I ball up a fist,
leaning forward to punch him.

He's a #*%& pervert!

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