23. Diary #6, The First Entry

"Thank you," I tell Olive as soon as they're able to escape from our friends.

"You're welcome," Olive says as she washes her hands on the sink beside me. "And sorry about Brit. You know how overprotective she can be. Did you know that she almost scalped Dina when she found out she was talking to Dave?" 

They smile at each other. Of course, I know. I might have felt the same way about the whole Dina and Dave situation at the start, only I didn't have the kind of guts that Brit has. 

Sighing, I lean on the wall behind her, studying Olive, "Look, I guess I owe you an apology, too."

Olive waves me off, "Come on, we already talked about this. Seb's actions were understandable, he was just thinking logically. Out of all of us in the council, Brit and I are the ones on the outside. Well...us and Victor, who's not around at the moment." 

"Right...what happened to him? Seb says he's on leave?" 

"Yeah, something to do with his...br