Nasha's P.O.V. ************************************ "N-now?" I asked with wide eyes. Ryland nodded. "Uhm..." I trailed off as I gulped. I'm not ready for this. "Calm down, faker." Ryland said with a laugh. "It's not a kind of punishment that will hurt." "What other kind of punishment is there?" I blurted. Ryland stared at me for a moment. He just finished his food, and piled all the trash into one bag. The look he's giving me now is the same as back at the library. The one that I couldn't decipher. "Nasha..." Ryland trailed off. "Did you think I was going to hit you earlier?" He asked. I quickly looked away. "Well, yeah. Weren't you?" I replied softly. Honestly, that's what I was expecting. I was shocked when he didn't. I mean, he was so angry. "Why would you think I would do