I jumped when he touched my hand. His was so so cool against mine. He rubbed his right hand on my palm. And I can’t tell what he was doing, but then he was doing something. My eyes closed and it seemed like I had gone through a vortex. I saw something. Something I couldn’t explain. Faces. I jerked back my hand from him with a start and Briar grabbed me as I breathed hard. The boy smiled back at me, as if he knew exactly why I was here, and as if he was telling me that that was everything I needed. “What did he do to you?” Briar asked and I simply stared at my palm and back to the boy. I gave him a small nod before I left with Briar. …. “You have to explain to me what just happened there.” “Nothing happened.” I said. “You’re lying. He did something to you. Do those people have su

