Chapter 15

Andrew enters Mia’s room to see her sitting on the long leather sofa with her knees drawn up to her chin and biting her nails absentmindedly. It's a very rare posture with her, and if she's assuming it, it means that she’s worried about something.

“What's wrong?" he asks as he sits down next to her, taking special care not to touch her- he doesn’t know what state of mind she’s in that moment and figures it unwise to push her.

“I talked to Jacob,” she replies.

“And?”

“He told me everything.”

“So, where's the worry coming from?" Andrew makes a confused face. In his mind, he thinks that if Mia has talked to Jacob, and he's told her everything- and neither of them is dead yet- then there should b nothing to worry about.

“I don’t think he was telling the entire truth,” she replies and tells Andrew the story of her creation exactly as Jacob told her.

“What makes you think the story's false?" he asks after she's done.

“I don't