Chp 2 Pt. 4 Inheritance

Maliyah

“Sorry we have to walk there, I don’t have a car.”

“I don’t mind walking. I enjoy the outdoors anyway.”

For a while we walk in silence. I am not sure what to talk about, but thankfully Luca breaks the ice.

“I don’t mean to pry, but what is with the scars?”

I become self-conscious and place my hand on my neck. You can’t see much of the scar and normally no one says anything since they all know.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”

“It’s alright, it happened during the war. I used too much of my powers.”

“I heard you are quite the little badass.”

“I prefer to not talk about it.”

“I’m sorry, I’m making you uncomfortable again.”

We walk the rest of the way in silence. Once we a