Chapter 23
Jem became slightly distant again after that, not as much as before but it was still there in the way he sat with Danny instead of me; and didn’t ask me to take a watch with him at night time anymore. He still took me to shoot the bow and arrow, but he stayed at a distance, not needing to touch me or guide me how to use it. He was very...professional now. I was able to wield the axe easily now, swinging it around like it was a part of me. I still couldn’t take Doris or Jem on, but I could fight with Danny and I did so regularly. Jem would stare at us from a distance when we fought, glaring at us as he gripped me around the stomach and lifted me, shrieking in the air. Danny was always playing with me, commenting on how pretty and tiny I am, and it confused me.
Jem was still be
