063: The Seek of a New Order

Gwen's body jerked to a sitting position on the bed at the sound of the door opening. She heard the railed of heel boots and the whiff of something eerie before Odessa came to view. Gwen never thought there would come a day when her best friend would smell ominous and it made her gut whirl knowing Odessa was not who she was anymore.

Gwen cowered to the wall, not from panic but she didn't want to get anywhere close to Odessa who ambled into the room with a plate of food, placed it on top of the bed, and gently nudged it toward Gwen.

"You should eat,"

Gwen scoffed and rolled her hazel eyes. "Wouldn't you like it if I were to starve to death, wouldn't it give you a sense of fulfillment,"

Odessa shrieked. "Stop being so tenacious and eat before I lose my forbearance and jostle the damn food down your throat!" She blurted, losing her composure and Gwen nearly shivered at the shift in Odessa's scent. It was fatal and gothic.

"What did you do to yourself, Odessa? Why did you let Oswald a