Theo and Clover engaged the twins and me in conversation for the rest of the evening. It took some getting used to, but eventually, we became comfortable conversing with each other. River shared some rather humorous tales about his struggles in controlling the fires. Granted, they sure wouldn’t have been funny in the moment, but they were now. River talked about how excited she was to design and create the sets for the school musical but remained fearful that her gift would manifest at school in front of anyone but our friends. I agreed that our friend group was exceptional in that way - no one judged.
I told River what had happened with Jace at my locker and how my mother had made him think it had been her that threw him across the room.
"I get a bad feeling about that guy still, Sage
