Marvelon

Shelly said nothing about the odd changes in the weather. She was in a foul mood. A mood that stamped a large red warning sign across her forehead to stay away. Shelly hardly got this way. When she did, no one should approach her. The angry woman retreated to her room and stayed there. 

The rest of the day ran faster than usual. Everyone avoided me and I, them. Sophie packed away the groceries she bought and prepared dinner. Alex was God knows where and the princess stayed with Sophie in the kitchen, trying to learn what she was doing. 

There was a soft knock on my door near the hour of seven. 

Alex pushed in his head. “Hey?”

I stretched out my legs and leaned back on the couch. “What do you want?” 

He had been M.I.A all through the day. We were supposed to have a bro day. These past few years have been a struggle. No matter how we tried to work on our friendship, something came up and all our plans would