The walls lean closer two by two, bah-dah, bah-dah.
The walls lean closer two by two,
Till every breath is something new,
And they all go pressing on my chest,
Till I can’t rest…
Boom, boom, boom, boom.”
My head falls back in laughter as it, in fact, does.
I wonder how long we can get this to last.
“The shadows whisper three by three, bah-dah, bah-dah.
The shadows whisper three by three, bah-dah, bah-dah
The shadows whisper three by three,
They know the things I shouldn’t see,
And they all go scratching at my thoughts
Till reason’s lost…
Boom, boom, boom, boom.”
The mirth falling from my lips morphs into a shriek as I’m snatched from my seat by the collar of my shirt.
Creed’s gloriously boring gray eyes burn into mine. There’s the itsy-bitsiest amount of white around his pupils. If my angry little brother’s power were to be working at the moment, I’d probably be blind from how bright his irises would glow.
“Quit fucking humming before I snap your neck.”
“I really appreciate the fact you’re trying to cheer me up right now by teasing, but I’m not much in the teasing mood.”
He snarls as he draws his fist back and my smirk widens.
“Enough, both of you,” Kyzen says as he shoves us apart. “Fighting each other is going to get us fuck all nowhere. Can you both focus?”
“What would you like me to focus on? We’ve tried jumping off your balcony, climbing out the windows, and slamming into the door. What else do you have in mind?” I ask.
“Anything is better than sitting around, listening to you fucking hum.”
I scoff at Creed. “No, it isn’t. It’s a waste of energy. I’m going to sit right here and wait for my angel to kick that door down. It’ll be any minute now.”
“Please get a grip, Riven. You can’t even access your Chaos, but you’re being ridiculous,” Amick says from the corner ofthe room. Even after I picked on him about putting himself in timeout, he still didn’t budge from that corner. “Thayla isn’t coming because she can’t come. She isn’t even in Valveilious anymore.”
“You don’t know that for certain, smart-ass,” I sneer.
“I do, and so do you, despite your unwillingness to admit it. It’s been hours since we felt her soul.”
This time, Creed, Kyzen, and I turn our glares on him.
He, honest to the Valories, rolls his eyes at us.
“I don’t have it in me to sugarcoat this for you all right now.”
