Thirteen

Rriel's Point of view

I wonder what she is thinking, how she is feeling about me. Am I going to be able to find the courage to leave? I am already crazy about her. These intense feelings are overwhelming.

We walk past a shop that smells so sweet. The smell makes my stomach rumble.

"That's a bakery. They have things like cupcakes, brownies, and cookies," she tells me.

" It smells delightful," I like my lips. Opal giggles. She makes me so joyful.

She walks towards the bakery. I follow behind her closely. I hear Grayson from miles away. I am still using my super hearing.

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"What do you want to try?" she asks me once at the counter.

"We will take one of everything," I tell the cashier behind the counter. The cashier looks shocked, but starts tapping buttons on the register.

"I'm not sure I brought that much cash with me,'' Opal says to me in a whisper.