Part 7
Nerissa frowned, watching Viola run off. She was clearly lying. She obviously recognised the two girls slinking around.
"What's her problem?" Morpheus asked. His question seemed directed at Taylor or Coral.
They just shrugged.
Nerissa's eyes narrowed. What would Taylor know about a strange new girl? She had seen the way Viola looked at him, her gaze longing and constantly trying to get his attention.
It was the way most girls looked at Taylor. It was annoying, but Nerissa forced herself to put up with it.
Taylor glanced over at her, seeing her watching him. "What?" he asked, irritated.
"How well do you know that girl?" she asked bluntly.
Taylor's eyes rolled. "Gimme a break," he muttered.
Nerissa glared at him. "Where?" she hissed. She continued to stare until her gaze wore him down.
"I told you already," he snapped. "I ran into her when I was coming home. I recognised she was new in town, asked her if she would be starting school, she said yeah, I said maybe I'd see her there. That's *all* that happened." His gaze met Nerissa's unflinchingly. He stood up, gathered his books and jacket and left the table.
"Touchy," Morpheus snorted. "He'll calm down."
"She's weird," Nerissa said moodily, drumming her fingers on the table top.
"You're just being paranoid," Coral snorted. "You barely know the girl."
Morpheus was looking around for the stunning girls who had scared Viola away. They didn't seem to be anywhere in sight. Morpheus was clearly disappointed. "I wonder who they were," he said. "They were hot."
Nerissa and Coral exchanged glances. ~Boys~ Nerissa thought with disgust. But Morpheus did actually have a point for once.
The girls were obviously Night People. No humans were that attractive. But she was just as curious as to who they were. And why they terrified Viola.
Her lip curled scornfully. Maybe they weren't so bad. She wanted answers to her questions, and she would have to get them.
Before...
Before what?
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Nerissa frowned, watching Viola run off. She was clearly lying. She obviously recognised the two girls slinking around.
"What's her problem?" Morpheus asked. His question seemed directed at Taylor or Coral.
They just shrugged.
Nerissa's eyes narrowed. What would Taylor know about a strange new girl? She had seen the way Viola looked at him, her gaze longing and constantly trying to get his attention.
It was the way most girls looked at Taylor. It was annoying, but Nerissa forced herself to put up with it.
Taylor glanced over at her, seeing her watching him. "What?" he asked, irritated.
"How well do you know that girl?" she asked bluntly.
Taylor's eyes rolled. "Gimme a break," he muttered.
Nerissa glared at him. "Where?" she hissed. She continued to stare until her gaze wore him down.
"I told you already," he snapped. "I ran into her when I was coming home. I recognised she was new in town, asked her if she would be starting school, she said yeah, I said maybe I'd see her there. That's *all* that happened." His gaze met Nerissa's unflinchingly. He stood up, gathered his books and jacket and left the table.
"Touchy," Morpheus snorted. "He'll calm down."
"She's weird," Nerissa said moodily, drumming her fingers on the table top.
"You're just being paranoid," Coral snorted. "You barely know the girl."
Morpheus was looking around for the stunning girls who had scared Viola away. They didn't seem to be anywhere in sight. Morpheus was clearly disappointed. "I wonder who they were," he said. "They were hot."
Nerissa and Coral exchanged glances. ~Boys~ Nerissa thought with disgust. But Morpheus did actually have a point for once.
The girls were obviously Night People. No humans were that attractive. But she was just as curious as to who they were. And why they terrified Viola.
Her lip curled scornfully. Maybe they weren't so bad. She wanted answers to her questions, and she would have to get them.
Before...
Before what?
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