Lilia exhales. “Oh thank goodness.” She flops back against the pillows. “There’s hope for you yet.”
I smirk. “You’re acting like this is some kind of moral failing.”
“Itisa moral failing,” she says, dead serious.
I shake my head, leaning back against the pillows. “You’re ridiculous.”
“And you are severely lacking in the cinematic experience department,” she counters, then she claps her hands together. “Which is why tonight, we are starting your education.”
I sigh. “Here we go.”
Lilia grins. “Buckle up, Addie. Your life is about to change.”
***
I wake up to the sound of something unholy.
For a moment, I don’t even know where I am. The air is thick and warm, the blankets twisted around my legs, and then there’s that noise—a deep, gurgling sound, like someone slowly deflating a balloon through their nostrils.
I turn my head.
Lilia is dead asleep, sprawled across the bed—her mouth slightly open, her face squished awkwardly into the pillow. Thatsound—the one I had the misfortune of listening to all night—escapes from deep in her throat, a snoreaggressivelyloud.
I blink at the ceiling. We’d fallen asleep watchingDivergentbut didn’t even finish it. Somewhere between Tris being stuck in a glass box, and Four finding out the truth about her, we both passed out.
I groan internally, rubbing my eyes. I should get up.
But then reality hits me.
My options are…limited.
I can’t just walk out—this isn’tmyhouse. And going downstairs isn’t an option. What if her parents are back? What if I run into them?
No. Not happening.
Until Lilia wakes up, I really can’t do anything.
I turn to her, sighing. “Lilia,” I whisper, nudging her arm.
No response.
“Lilia?” I try again, a little louder this time.
She groans and rolls onto her side, her arm flopping across her face.
I poke her shoulder. “Lilia.”
Another grunt. Then—nothing.
Okay. This is going nowhere.
I grab my pillow and, as gently as possible, drop it onto her head.
Lilia squeaks.
She jerks upright, blinking wildly. “Huh—wha—”
I sit cross-legged on the bed, watching her. “You weren’t waking up,” I say and she groans, rubbing her face.
