MELISSA
“Say ahhhh...” Halley instructs me and I mimic her, opening my mouth and repeating the sound while she feeds me another slice of apple.
“I could get used to this.” She teases, watching me eat and I roll my eyes at her.
“Ha-ha, very funny. In a few weeks I’ll be able to use my hands and this humiliation will end.” I say and she giggles, feeding me a berry this time.
“That’s long enough for me.” She says happily, swinging her legs below her chair and staring out at the view before us. We are at the rooftop again, which had gradually become my safe haven ever since the night of the incident. The castle still terrified me every time I walked within its walls and I couldn’t face the villagers anymore.
Not after that day.
Felipe tried to convince me that there would be no more at
