Lilieth

I'm standing on the balcony in my room when I hear a knock at the door.

It's Deo. "May I?"

I nod and she joins me. The sky is a lovely shade of dark blue and it's a cool night. The lights are all on in the village, and I can see the perfect little stone houses from where I'm standing. Right now, I wish I was there, in the village. Away from this mess that my family life has suddenly become.

Okay, that's a little unfair because Anice is the only one who's genuinely distressing me. ...