Chapter 6

And then it happened. It all hits me at once, that dreaded feeling but tenfold. That feeling when a hole in the ground opens up and just swallows you whole. Guilt. What have I done? She didn't make the Pack think I was a joke. It wasn’t her responsible for all the pranks. It was me all along.

‘There’s the nest,’ she says, not realising the bombshell she just dropped on my head.

Nina hovers over the nest. I climb next to her as fast as I can. She stretches her hands out to put the baby bird back in its nest.

‘Careful,’ I say, cupping my hands under hers. Nina looks up at me for a moment, and we lower our hands, gently placing the bird back in its nest.

‘There you go, little guy,’ I say and give it another gentle pat on the head.

The sun is setting, and the moon is rising. It’s a breathtaking sight. We sit next to each other and watch its beauty in silence, the comfortable silence. We lean back on our hands, and our pinkies touch, but neither of us moves our hand away. I want to apologi