ArielleI sat on the school steps waiting for Diane because she told me to follow her to class so we could sit together. The morning felt strange for some reason. My runes were calm under my skin but I kept touching my wrist like I was checking if they were still there. I kept thinking of the chamber Jax showed me and the drawings of my runes and that horrible line about the chosen vessel surviving. I kept trying to push it out of my mind but it kept crawling back like a small whisper.Diane finally came out of the building and she looked annoyed again. She always looking annoyed these days. I didn’t know if it was me or maybe she was just stressed with school work. She waved at me and I got up quickly.“Why are you sitting here alone again?” she asked.“I was waiting for you,” I said.She gave me this look like she didn’t believe me. But she still grabbed my hand gently and pulled me with her. We started walking down the hall and I noticed she kept looking over my shoulder like she
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