#Chapter 301 – Old Friends Home Again

Ella The morning of the moon ceremony finds me, unsurprisingly, in the kitchen. Eating. Rafe is with me this time, giggling happily as I dance happily around the room with him, singing about how delicious carrots are as I pour some baby carrots out from their bag onto a plate and begin to munch on them. I’m just getting to the part of the song – which I’m making up as I go along - about how they’re good for your vision and help you make friends with rabbits when I hear an odd, familiar sound out in the hall. I gasp, spinning towards the door as the mechanical hum grows louder, and I’m nearly run over when Henry wheels into the room. “Henry!” I gasp, tears instantly lining my eyes, stumbling in my hurry to hug him close, almost falling into his lap. “Steady, girl!” Henry laughs, putting out his hands to catch me and help me find my feet, laughing a little. He beams up at me and I’m laughing too, shaking my head at myself as I lean down to give him a proper hug