Chapter 31.

I try to think of something to say, but my mind comes up blank. Everything is just a mixture of jumbled up words in my head that if I were to say it aloud, it wouldn't sound English. 

"Does Jane have an imaginary friend? She says she can't sleep without Mr. Lulu." Noah's footsteps thunders down the stairs as he stops on his tracks, pausing to notice the room's awkward atmosphere. "Did someone die?"

It feels like I'm riding a roller coaster. All twists and turns with uphill climbs that sends me plummeting to the bottom at dizzying speeds. I can't even begin to imagine the sort of childhood he must have had.

I don't want to make any assumptions yet. Though it's tempting to do so. 

With a frown, Noah raises his gaze above our heads to the picture on the wall. I see his eyes darken, his jaw ticks. 

"We talked about this." He slowly grits out through clenched teeth, shooting Miss Renee a deadly glare. 

"She needed to know!"

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