#Chapter 15 – Laila’s Room

“Okay, so,” Anton says, idly swinging his feet as he sits on the counter next to the sink while I brush my teeth. “First we go to Laila’s for breakfast, hopefully getting some information about what the hell is going on, and then we…” he hesitates here, not knowing precisely how to fill in that blank. I spit out the toothpaste and look up at him with a shrug. “We find Orion and…use my wiles, or whatever?” He shrugs. “Good a plan as any, I guess.” I nod, laughing. “Honestly, though, we’re going to have to go over those lessons again,” I sigh. “I was tired last night, and half of what you said still sounds crazy to me.” “You just gotta learn how to trust, kid!” Anton says, laughing as I grab the hairbrush and start to work it through my long hair. We stayed up for hours last night, moving out to the terrace where the air was cool to talk about all of Anton’s mysterious methods for making Orion fall in love with me. I found a sandwich and a glass of water out there – my ration