#Chapter 68: Kids will be Kids

Abigail I should have known Theo was up to something the second I saw him grinning like that. That particular smirk—the one that screamed, Hey, let’s do something incredibly reckless that may or may not get us in trouble. Owen knew it too. He sighed so hard I thought he might actually deflate. We’ve been playing for hours, having started in the house, but eventually lead to the forest around the house. A few of the guards did see Theo and seem to question his presence, but none of them stopped our laughter. And I’ll be honest… Theo was funny! And reckless! He was a blast, the near opposite of Owen but not in a better more—in a more… friend, not brother way! It was fun! Owen sighed again behind us, clearly over our play time but Theo and I were booming with energy. “Theo, whatever you’re thinking, stop,” he muttered. Theo gasped, clutching his chest like Owen had deeply offended him. “Wow. No faith in me at all?” “Zero,” I said, deadpan. He brightened, like I had j