The Sweetest Monster
For the first time, Raven hesitated.
Small.
Almost invisible.
But I saw it.
I leaned closer.
"Be careful with assumptions, Raven. Sometimes, when you spend too long looking for monsters, you start seeing them everywhere."
I walked away.
When I returned to the café, Max was waiting outside.
"Everything okay?"
I looked at him.
"Why do people keep asking me that?"
"Because you keep looking like something's wrong."
I smiled.
"Maybe I just have that face."
He didn't laugh.
"Raven said something to you."