DRACO
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Something’s wrong! I can sense it. All-day, she’s been jumpy, and that’s only when she wasn’t staring off into space like she had the world’s energy crisis on her mind. And the look in her eyes, the light had dimmed in her eyes, and her face was sullen.
I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her, and I knew there was no point in asking. I knew no one had troubled her because I’m with her damn near every second, so it had to be her past.
I paced my room as the rest of the house slept. Outside, the window was dark, only the bare branches of the trees swaying gently against the dark sky. There was an unsettled feeling in my gut that refused to leave.
