. Like a minute or so"

"Dumb" Shiloh said, and walked off.

"So, what about you?" Marcus said, looking into Minke's jade eyes.

"Um, I can…um, You see these wings?" She said, turning a little. "I got these from a, um, pet of my parents. I held it for a while and then I..Became it. I almost forgot I was human but, uh, Shiloh fixed me…"

"That's…really cool Minke."

"Not really..I mean, It was really scary."

"Oh."

And this chapter ended with the ensuing awkward pause.