Chapter 8

Tala Hill

I didn't want to hear their arguments so I immediately entered the room. I stopped momentarily when I saw the brown-haired guy sitting on the chair on the bed where Maya was sleeping. He was looking at Maya dreamily. I picked up the closest thing to me, which was a bowl, hoping to throw it at him. But the brown haired guy suddenly turned in my direction and when he saw me he was overcome with fear. The fear on his face was like seeing a ghost. The guy turned pale and quickly stood up. “I’m not doing anything bad to h-her. I promise!” he mumbled while raising his hands in surrender. He was trembling.

I might have laughed right away when he said those words. If only I was not annoyed by the expression on his face. “Liar. Get the hell out of here!”

Following my order, he stumbled his way out of the room. After he was gone, I sat down in the chair he was sitting in earlier. I looked at Maya and removed some strands of hair that were covering her face. I suddenly remembered what