Blondie

For the second time today, Kyle was hiding.

He thought about asking to borrow The Vampire's Chosen Mistress, but if Andrea was making an extra effort to cheer him up, she might actually hand the book over… But it just wouldn't feel as fun reading it with permission.

Today felt like it had really left a mark. His hand raised unconsciously to the dressing on his neck. It had left a physical mark, but he worried that there were wounds that ran deeper than that…

He heard the tannoy, even through his closed bedroom door.

"Madison's Mobile Hair Styling! Someone ordered a house call?"

Kyle had suggested taking her to a salon, but Andrea had said that she didn't want to go out anywhere else that evening. Kyle could sympathize with that.