Chapter 8

Maia lay on her bed, looking up at the ceiling. She just couldn't get Asher out of her mind. There was something about him and the way he acted... She wanted to be around him more.

She thought Oliver seemed kind, but Asher was something else. Compared to Asher, Oliver seemed almost... up to something. But she pushed that thought from her mind. She already bit the bullet and trusted Oliver more than she probably should have. Now is not the time to get worried that he's not who he says he is.

She wanted to get to know Asher better. So, she went to Mr. Sween.

Standing at his bedroom door, she knocked three times with a shaky hand.

He opened the door with a smile.

"Maia! What can I do for you?" he asked cheerfully with that kind smile he seemed to always wear.

"I have a question. Do you know Asher?" Maia looked up at Mr. Sween.

"Asher, as in, Oliver's brother?"

"Yeah."

"I do. What about him?"

"I want to get to know him," she said plainly, hoping he'd tell her some basic facts and she coul