Book 10: So You're the Luna?

Aviva

“You know, there’s this thing called sleep, and it’s fantastic.” Freya tilts her face toward the pocket of sunlight dancing over us. “You just lay down, shut your eyes, and then you wake up several hours later feeling refreshed. You should try it sometime.”

I throw her a cutting look as I pick at the grass. “I did sleep.”

“Well, you look like shit, so I know you didn’t sleep well. How many days has it been? Three? Four nights without sleeping? I’m shocked you’re able to function.”

I let out a breath and watch the scene playing out before us on the shore of the shallow, calm creek. Someone built a little wall of rocks just past the bridge, creating a man-made eddy. Shosanna shrieks with laughter as she splashes with three other little girls her age, all of them soaked to the neck. 

Freya smiles, her blue eyes creasing as she watches Shosh. “I remember being ten.”

“So do I.” I smile despite the exhaustion weighing me down