chapter 43

Valen Well, that was not what I expected. What the heck did I just sit through? It was a damn kids’ musical with rainbow-colored trolls farting glitter and singing about rainbows. Marcus found the movie far more entertaining than he should have. I wanted to drill my own ears out! And Valarian glared at the screen the entire time, not impressed. But the girls loved it. I was with my boy —definitely not my cup of tea. “Will you stop sniffing her? You’re creeping me out,” I snap at Marcus as he places Casey back in the car. She fell asleep towards the end of the movie and he had to carry her out. “I need to know the soap Everly and Casey's mothers use. The smell makes my mouth water,” he says, sniffing her hair again. “Or maybe it’s her shampoo? Or detergent even,” he muses. “There’s something wrong with you,” I tell him, and he growls at me. The sound makes Casey jolt awake as he clips on her seatbelt before climbing into the passenger seat. Marcus starts humming and singing along as Tay