Daisy was sure her legs would fall off if she took another step. She was so exhausted that her vision began to blur. She was staggering like a drunk on a long weekend.
Rey had said they were almost there half an hour ago and Daisy had believed him. Liar! She thought. And then just to vent out some of her frustration she said it out loud, “Liar!” she sounded breathless but she got the word out.
“What?” he asked blankly and stopped walking turning to look at her.
“You are a liar…a big fat liar…a pants on fire liar… L…I…A…R, liarrrrrr.”
Rey fought very hard to keep his face somber and not allow the laugh he felt bubbling inside escape. He took a few seconds to school his features, then asked, “Okay, what did I lie about?”
“You had said we were almost there! ‘Just after those few tre
