Todos os capítulos de Secrets in the Dark : Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 14

I couldn’t sleep. Of course. For weeks, I’d dreamed about finding somewhere safe enough to close my eyes without holding a knife.Now I had it. And my brain apparently wanted no part of it. Liam slept on the mattress beside mine. The older woman across the room snored softly. Someone shifted beneath a blanket.I stared at the ceiling. Eventually, I gave up. I slipped on my shoes and stepped into the hallway. The school felt different at night. Quieter.Emergency lanterns glowed at intersections, leaving long stretches of hallway dim. I wandered downstairs. I wasn’t sure where I was going.Then I noticed the open front doors. Someone sat outside. Blake. He was perched on the hood of a car just inside the barricade, one knee drawn up, knife resting beside him.His head turned as I approached. “Can’t sleep?”I stopped. “How did you know I was there?”“You’re loud.”“I am not.”“You are.”“Everyone here is rude.” I frowned.A faint smile touched his mouth. I stepped outside. The night air

Fence repair took most of the morning. I volunteered before anyone could tell me not to. Liam was already outside carrying sheet metal when I joined the group.He saw me. Didn’t say anything. That was worse than if he’d complained.I walked over. “You still mad?”“I’m not mad,” Liam answered.“Right.”“I’m not.”“You’re aggressively not mad.”He sighed. “Vi.”“What?”“I just don’t want you getting hurt.”“I know.”“That’s it.”I studied him. His expression looked tired more than angry now.I bumped my shoulder against his. “Okay.”“Okay?”“Okay.”He looked surprised. “You’re not going to argue?”“Do you want me to?”“No.”“Then enjoy this rare miracle.”His mouth twitched. There. My Liam again.“Grab the other side.”We lifted a sheet of metal together. Across the yard, Blake was showing two people where to attach another panel. He looked toward us.Liam noticed. “Don’t.”I blinked. “I didn’t say anything.”“You were about to.”“I actually wasn’t.”“Your face was.”I laughed. “Apparen