Book 2: Chapter 6

“So, are we going to talk about it, or are you going to sit there and look like something the cat dragged in?” Mia asked softly.

I almost jump straight up in the air, having forgotten she was there. I could hear the worry in her voice despite her angry words.

I sighed in resignation. “What do you want to talk about, Mia?” I asked.

“First, I want to understand your Houdini act after Reed collared me,” Mia said, crossing her arms over her chest.

“It wasn’t a Houdini act, I just felt closed in, overwhelmed,” I said, trying to find the best way to describe what had happened.

“So, you what, decided to run away and knocking yourself out was a good idea?” she asked sarcastically.

“No! It wasn’t like that. I did not knock myself out, either. I-I fainted,” I ended in a whisper.

The shock on Mia’s face would have been hilarious if the situation had been different.

“You fainted?” she asked incredulously, her mouth still hanging open.

I sigh