Beneath The Mask
“You do realize you’re only two years older than me, right?”
“True,” he concedes, grinning. “But you kind of proved you weren’t world-ready.”
“Don’t do it,” I warn, already knowing where he’s going.
“I have to,” he says, the smirk widening. “You hadn’t even seen a fucking phone.”
Groaning, I roll my eyes. “I’m sorry, they didn’t have phones in hell! I went in as a child and barely had time to sit down before everything exploded.”
I mean it as a joke, but the way Ghost’s expression falters makes me realize I’ve hit a nerve. His smirk fades, replaced by something softer, almost apologetic. “Sorry,” he murmurs. “I didn’t think.”
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