Chapter 37

Annoyed that someone else was in my sacred space, I match to the back of the tree ready to unleash my anger on the intruder.

It’s not until I see a mop of black hair that I halt in my steps. A girl not much younger than myself is hugging a headstone and crying into it.

Unsure of what to do I just stand and stare, until it occurs to me that I’ll never be able to nap in peace if I don’t deal with her.

I exhale slowly before tapping her shoulder gently. “Are you alright?”

Large blue eyes stare at me, the tears streaming down her cheeks make them look like two beautiful pools.

“What do you think?” She asks in a sarcastic tone that immediately pricks my skin.

“We’ll, I’d appreciate it if you keep it down, some of us are trying to sleep.” My voice is clipped in anger. I don’t even wait for a response as I climb the tree, resting on the lowest branch like I always do.

With a deep sigh I close my eyes and will myself to sleep. This is the only place that the voices in my head do not follo