The fruit was set.
And it was quite red.
It definitely looked like a tomato.
"Wow, this is really beautiful you know."
And kind of firm?
Theo woke up groggy. "What?"
He was pretty bare under the covers.
Emily was also bare but she just sat on the bed cross-legged like it wasn't a big deal.
The doors were locked anyway.
"This!" Emily showed Theo his stick.
Apparently, the fruit had ripened.
'Wait, it ripened without me holding it all day and even without Johrain?'
Actually, though he let go of the stick this morning when he got in bed with Emily- nothing really changed.
The fruit still ripened and-
'Wait- so-' Theo exhaled. "They tricked me."
And he wouldn't have known without the stuff happening this morning. Actually- what time was it now?
Emily shrugged and tried to pick the fruit.
It wasn't coming off. "Well, it's sturdier than I thought."
