Chapter 26

EMY'S POV

I flinched at Natalie's sudden outburst and so did Grace. She froze up completely while Natalie drew in deep breath and wore back her smile. It was truly creepy and confusing all at once.

"S-Sorry about that. I think there's something in the air," she waved her hands in front of her face as if to dismiss it. "Sorry everyone. You can look away now. There's nothing going on here," she said to the others around. We had gained quite a few stares.

"No really, look away if you don't want to lose your jobs," she threatened with a straight face and they quickly turned their heads, minding their business. "Sorry Luna Emy, I sometimes go into a powerful trance when crazy things don't know when to shut up. It'll never happen again."

I gulped and answered with a nod.

Was that because of Grace? It was because of what she was going to say, right? They too were hiding something.

It was impossible not to notice but I knew I couldn't ask. If they guarded it this much, asking directly would