Well…this chapter is ridiculously short, unfortunately. It seemed longer in my notebook…grr. Anyway, sorry about this. Some of the coming chapters are very lame. *shrug* I have A LOT to type…about nineteen chapters now. Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I know SOME PEOPLE aren't too patient and so rag on me all day. *coughSARACLAIREKATIEcough* lol Well, here you go!
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-Asher-
After I left Talia that night, I passed Pandora's room once more, as I had heard the sound again. I sighed and passed it on. Talia had not helped in deciding whether or not I should be paranoid--I mean suspicious--of Pandora anymore. Though I suppose I wasn't expecting any help, either.
I didn't feel like sleeping so I went up on deck to stare at the water. I wondered why Talia and I were such good friends now. As kids, we hated each other. Wait…no, she just hated me, I think. Who can say? I mean, really, who can remember their childhood? In any case, we seemed to get along really well now.
Then somehow my mind got distracted and I began thinking about our next destination (which was approaching very quickly) and about finding Adrian. I wondered if Pandora would come with us, which I somehow doubted, seeing as it appeared that Talia was pretty ticked at her for preaching such a strange revelation. The only thing that struck me as odd, though, was when Talia had told me that she hoped it wasn't true so that I wouldn't die. It seemed oddly…caring of her. Wow. I smiled.
Then I realized I was watching the water and decided, with a twinge paranoia stemming from the shining blue beneath me that it would come and eat me, I backed away from the railing and walked down the stairs. As I passed Talia's room, I stuck my head in. Lucky me, she was awake.
"Goodnight, Talia."
"G'night, Asher."
