The room settled after Evan and Brooklyn left. It did not become quiet exactly. The Wessen house was rarely quiet anymore, not during the hours after school when Madison and…
The late afternoon continued on around them, stretching longer than Cindy wanted it to. The house settled into that after school rhythm that was no longer truly after school anymore, but not quite evening either.…
There was a sharp knock at the door, followed by the slow turn of the handle. The girls all looked toward the entryway at once, their conversation pausing just long…
While Ava used Cindy as her new practice Little, Greg stayed with Madison, Brooklyn, and Evan. He hated how small he was. Not every second. Not in the…
Cindy felt Ava’s Little-walk with a competency she could not deny. Ava was not stellar. She was not a ranked Guardian. She was not Sarandipity. She was not one…
Cindy wasn’t sure how much time had passed. They were all still in the living room, though the energy had shifted from after-school chaos into something more settled. The television…