Awaken

Chapter 56 "What does grandma mean, what are you talking about? I don't understand," I said, words tumbling out in a genuine puzzle, confusion etching my face like a mask I can't shake, wondering what I've done again, does she always need something to nitpick? Her problem is too much, I think, irritation flickering like a tiny flame. "What is it that I have been hearing since I arrived that you," she stopped all of a sudden, her gaze slicing to Aurora, abrupt like a door slammed shut, words dying on her lips. "We will talk about it later," she said, tone dropping low like a warning into shadowy silence, leaving me hanging with curiosity's sharp hook digging in. "Okay," I said, the word soft like acquiescence as I sit down, movements economical as I serve myself, food's wonderful taste on my tongue as I start eating soon we all are done, silence like a stretched wire between us. Aurora stood up and turned to me, her eyes holding a hint like polished stones in morning light. "Davina, you