320 Team of six (9)

Later that evening, Sarah got out of the shower and plopped on the bed next to Aiden. He embraced her. "Talk to me."

Sarah sighed. "I have difficulty understanding how much malice Vivian has toward me because she is jealous."

"Think about it this way..." Aiden paused for a second. "You are a bright star, amazing, blinding. People stand around you and can only admire you. But there are few who can't stand your light, because it's too intense. They will turn away from you and see their own shadow. They don't hate you, they hate their own shadow, but they see it because of you, so they think that by diminishing your glow their shadow will go away."

Sarah looked at him in awe. "Since when are you so good with analogies?"

He chuckled. "I have many talents that you still need to discover."

"I see..." She smiled. "Thank you for cheering me up."

He smiled for a second and then his lips straightened up. "When do you want to go back to the warehouse?"