Nathan

Something distracted Lyra during the entire party after she came back from the bathroom. Penelope and she were together when they were gone, and now she lingered around Lyra almost all the time as the evening continued, but there was a noticeable change in both of them. The way they both were gazing at one another from the corner of their eyes every few seconds, the shaky smile, frequent lips licking was weird and suspicious. It was clear they were hiding something important which I wanted to know but didn’t pressure.

Every time our bare skin came into contact, she went stiff or removed my hand from her body skillfully. She was uncomfortable, which didn’t sit well with me, given the fact a few hours ago we were in one another’s arms on the dance floor. Sometimes she would nudge a little, so my hands would fall from her hand, or sometimes simply she would discard her from my touch.

I had yet to understand this sudden change of be