Alpha Nox
I exhaled sharply, and pulled my knees up to my chest to try and disperse the butterflies swarming my gut.
They were not because of Nox, I told myself. It was the brisket. The fabulous, delicious brisket.
“I guess I’ll just start from the top then.” Jada said, glancing at Hakeem who stood across the room, for support. He offered her a curt nod and nothing more. “Right, then. So, there’s this prophecy. Seer’s have been talking about it for centuries. It’s big, like monumentally big.”
“Jeremy said it predicted me destroying the world or something. Who knew the apocalypse would be started by someone named Lilac.” The strong note of bitterness in my voice had my joke falling flat.