Chapter 55 - Heated argument

It had been a week now, and it took a while for Joana to summon the courage to take the ingredients and offer the sacrifice unto the council, even though she had all she needed to do it. She didn’t know why, but part of her just wanted to wait a while first. After all, there was no need to rush things and she would soon be home. She decided she would go there tomorrow. She wondered how grandma Jen and Andrew would be doing by now. It had been so long since she’d seen them, a year in fact. And now more than ever, she was curious to see how they were. 

A knock on her door startled her and brought her into reality. 

“Come in,” she said. 

“It was Derick.” 

“Hello Joana,” he said. 

“Hi Derick, why aren’t you asleep?”

“Because I wanted us to talk in private.” 

Here he goes again. 

“I know you love me Joana, and I do too, and that&rs