Conflicted

Arnold left the scene without exchanging words with Sierra again, even though his face was hard to study and predict his next move.

As Evie and Sierra continued doing the laundry, she wondered if he was going to cut her finger off for real.

They worked together for hours until it was time for her to go home and prepare dinner.

On their way back to their respective paths, Evie suggests that they visit Ruby but Sierra was running late.

“It would only take a minute. You both have been too busy to see each other and talk, I mean you’re leaving for the border tomorrow and you’re not trying to see her before going? Why?” Evie probed.

Sierra chuckled dryly and scratch the back of her head “I meet with her every night though” she muttered quietly under her breath.

“Well, I guess despite spending years together in the human world and having each other is enough” Evie mumbled with a convincing head nod.

When Evie noticed that Sierra didn’t contribute or say much to her questions, she decided to