06. Sudden Ties

"She could be the missing piece."

Before Selah could finally go, she heard him mumble so she bothered to gaze at him again, "Did you say something?" Archer glanced at her for the ninth time. He can see that she is concerned about something, then he noticed the little bruises on her cheeks. His eyes traveled even more and he caught the mild scratches on her hands. He concluded that something has happened to her, or she did it to herself.

"Why are you here in the middle of the night?" And again, Archer asks the same question again. Selah seems to hear it clearly so she snapped and had to step forward and answer his question.

"I couldn't sleep, and I love watching the night skies. So I thought I could go out and spend a moment here alone," she replied and that made Archer shape a smirk on his face.

"And you're not afraid?" He plainly asked.

Selah let a sigh escape from her mouth, "The only thing that scares me is the monster who lives under the same roof as me." It sounds like a joke