“I still don’t get it. Madison, honestly, what’s going on?”
Johan awkwardly turned the stiletto heel over in his hand. He had no idea how to use a shoe as a weapon. He wondered if he’d said something wrong about that video on her phone. But no, he liked it. Even complimented it. The more he thought about it, the more wronged he felt.
The dense wall of text vanished, leaving only a hazy afterimage that clouded my thoughts. I struggled to process what had just happened.
Ultimate HappyHappy?
Why? How? How the hell did Happy God manage to—?
Not even the most intense thriller movie could match this moment. Johan crouched, eyes fixed on the small screen, his heart pounding wildly. When his worst fear didn’t happen, he exhaled slowly, momentary relief washing over him. It didn’t last.
Adna had already smashed my door down with an axe once before, so the second the knocking started again, I rushed to open it. Better that than hearing it turn into splintering wood.
“Took you long enough, Camry.”
Leimia stood with her arms crossed as Camry finally entered the room. Sunlight streamed through the doorway, illuminating swirling dust particles as Camry pushed a strand of hair from her face, her smile brightening the musty space.
I felt a twinge of guilt as I lied. “…Just thinking how unsettling it is not knowing who might be a Watched One.”
The possibility that Nyapoleon or Insanity could be wandering the Cathedral halls right now was concerning.
The fact that the address for this house just happened to be Wraithwood Road only added to the strangeness of the situation.
“Oh my god, this has to be fate,” Camry gasped, slapping her hand over her mouth like she’d just heard the juiciest gossip ever.
My eyes fluttered open, and there he was… Athanas, gazing at me in silence as he lay beside me. Still groggy from sleep, I blinked a few times trying to make sense of the situation.
Camry nudged Seojun gently, prompting him to brush his fingers against his throat. He hadn’t really noticed until she mentioned it, but now he realized he was actually pretty thirsty. He appreciated her thoughtfulness.
When I blinked awake, the room was bathed in the soft, golden glow of morning light.
What the hell?
Did I really just fall asleep like that?
My headache was gone, and I felt oddly refreshed, which honestly only made me more uneasy.