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Chapter 16 : Doubts and Fears

Like he promised, Nia returns quickly, getting in just as the sun comes up. He found me in the library, numbly looking ahead while sitting on a plush and comfortable couch in the dark. He tried speaking with me, but I brushed him off. Especially when I saw a few splotches of blood on his shirt and hands. I almost felt stupid. He keeps saying he's here to help me, and I want to trust him. But here he is, standing before me with patches of blood on him. How am I supposed to trust him?!

I can't even stand looking at him right now. Nia appeared hurt but didn't press the matter as he retreated to his bedroom for the day.

I should eat, but right now, I just want to sleep. So that's what I’ll do. I did stay up the entire night, after all. It wasn’t until the afternoon that I got up and finally ate, probably around three.

To my shock, James is at the dining room table, typing away on his laptop. He smiles when he sees me.

"Hemera! How are you doing?"