AMELIA

　　　 

　　　

　　　 Colin Dane left right after. Ryden made me stay and promised me a home-cooked meal.

　　　

　　　 “We didn’t get to eat the pizza.” I helped him cut some veggies for a salad while he braised steak on the skillet.

　　　

　　　 I felt normal suddenly, forgetting about my power and the threat for a while. Somehow, I also felt close to him, and there was this feeling that I could trust him with my life and my heart. 

　　　

　　　I began to feel comfortable around him, too, like how it used to be when he came over to the house with my brother and played cards.

　　　

　　　 I was done with the salad. The...