Chapter 13 : Antidotes

*Alice's POV*

Simon guided me towards his separate housing, keeping his warm hand pressed against my back the entire way. Despite whether I saw anyone else or not, I kept my face covered. It wasn't until Simon had shut the door that I began to lower my hands.

But even still, his presence alone was enough to make me doubt myself. So, I self consciously turned away so that he wouldn't be able to see me. He had made a comment that he didn't think that the beard had made me ugly, but that didn't mean I liked it.

"This is new," Simon said from behind me.

I turned my head slightly to see him staring at himself in the mirror. There were angry red spots across his entire face and even from this distance, I could see the white heads. It was the worst looking acne I had ever seen.

Even though I should be disgusted, I couldn't help the roar of laughter that came out of me as I stared at him. Simon looked at me in surprise, but then laughed as well. I tried to gather mysel