Chapter 20

“Thanks, Juli,” Galam smiled, looking at me. “You’re the only one I’ve actually talked to about this. You’re the one who seems to actually care about what I feel.” His statement surprised me. I wanted to ask him why he doesn’t talk to Hayley about this or why Hayley doesn’t care, but then I remembered that she doesn’t know about our supernatural being. So instead, I smile back at him and lay my head against his shoulder. I don’t know what caused my actions, especially since I wasn’t on speaking terms with him just an hour ago. It just felt like the right thing to do and I wanted to comfort him. In fact, I was tired of fighting with him and bickering. Why couldn’t we just be civil? “Galam, can we be civil? Can we be friends? I’m so tired of fighting.” I sighed, waving my white flag. Being friends was better than nothing Galam’s blue eyes widened, before a full-blown smile stretched across his face. “I’m tired of fighting too, Juli. Fri