Chapter 22- Child's play

Disclaimer: The spelling errors in some of Evelyn’s part are intentional as she is meant to have some speech difficulties.

‘Look at this Tulip, it has a different smell to it’, Daya handed a small brightly pink coloured flower to Lucy.

‘Yes, it does’, Lucy tried concentrating on the smell, it was mild but citrus-like. But the smell was soon overpowered by something else. An irresistible scent of ocean waves with splash of orange bergamot flooded the air.

As Lucy closed her eyes and got lost in the scent, she did not realise she was too far gone before Daya had to rattle her.

‘Come back Lucy’, she hastily said.

As Lucy opened her eyes, Caleb stood before her, smiling sheepishly. ‘Good morning, ladies’.

‘Hey’, was all she replied as she pretended to study the flower really closely.

‘Can I speak to you alone Lucy?’, he asked, scratching his hair with his right hand nervously.

‘I need to go and check on Mina. Make sure her snoring isn’t getting too loud’, Daya excused herself as Lucy