277-The Only Friend.

'Can I be honest with you about something?" Maura asked while holding my hand.

’You can say anything,* I reassured her, saying I wouldn't judge her for anything.

’When I returned home after speaking to you, I spoke to my mom, and she told me she smelled princess cologne on me," she recalled. I noticed how brightly she smiled whenever she spoke of her mother.

*1 didn't know we have a specific cologne," I laughed with her.

‘It is just because she used to be Weredragon's babysitter," she explained. Her words seemed like I knew something about them, but because I was preparing a speech in the back of my mind with regard to explaining Zane and my relationship to her, I didn't really pay attention to them.

Maura! I have something to confess to you," I then said, feeling guilty. As I slipped my hands out of her hands and lowered my head, she sort of shifted on the couch.

’Zane-,’ Before I could continue, she nodded hard.

’Is there something— did something happen between you two?* She closed her eyes and kept them that way.

I just stared at her for the next few seconds, battling with myself over whether I should tell her or just let it go temporarily. I know she deserved the truth, but it would hurt her.

um, stole my diary and returned it a few hours ago," I came up with an excuse on the spot, *1 am so angry with him." I felt bad for hiding the truth

me feel a mixture of feelings. I was happy that I didn't bother her at the moment, but

you." She flinched so hard when thinking about what the woman

was one crazy

Scarlet went?" She knew about all the details because I told her. Obviously, I did not discuss

find her no matter what. There is a lot she has done that she needs to pay for." I clenched my jaw when I

attached to her. I was always just too afraid of losing the only family I

on the couch and held her

face with a weak smile and tears in her eyes. I am assuming she doesn't really believe we will ever be able to live a life where we don't have to

called an end zone now? It is our home. We need to go there and open the door for our kind. They are stuck behind some magical door in a prison

lips was a sign that

my chin and sat back, feeling defeated for another minute,

your mother is

go now," she suddenly got up from the couch while holding my hand, ’we should take the pills for her and rescue her.* She started looking around for the pill bottle, which was in the gray sweater's pocket

home. We cannot do this with him there." I was a bit confused as to why she was

was the closest she had ever felt like she could escape and be happy with her

the night. That's how I was able to come here in the first place. I think we have only tonight

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