Guests

Later that night when the guests finally departed. Ava walked me up to my room and I bolted it shut. She left and when I turned around I almost screamed. Shane was in the room. I hadn’t expected him to be up here. I still hadn’t come to terms with the rumors or decided what I thought about the. Yet here he was, he had jumped up from the floor and scared the life out of me. What do I say? Do I say anything? Do I ask him about it? Or do I ignore it and pretend I didn’t hear anything? I shake my head. No. That’s not me. I may keep my mouth shut around everyone else but not around Shane, not with him. We talk, we don’t hide things.

“What took you so long?” Shane asked. His lips were down turned and I wondered what peed in his soup.

“We had guests.”

“What kind of guests? Who?” Shane asked as he strode across the room to us.

“What if she caught you here?” I asked. “What if she came in?”

“She didn’t come in, did she?” Shane asked.

I didn’t like my question being answered with another questio