Double Claimed: Marked by Two
My boots thundered with every step I took.
“Hey,” Riley called, as she approached me.
“Aren’t you supposed to be at the academy?” I asked, adjusting on the bench I was sitting in the garden.
“The academy is totally not for me.” She smiled, chewing a cherry.
“Really?”
“Yeah.” She nodded, popping another into her mouth.
We stayed quiet in the garden, allowing the silence to take over the discussion. The lily petals fell into the little pond just in front of where we sat.
“What do you think about the detective?” She asked, breaking the silence. “Do you think Xavier will accept her?”
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