It was eerily quiet as we walked on the road towards the small human town. Shane and Derek were now just a few feet behind us. It felt weird to talk with them there, but I don’t think I am as uncomfortable as Benji seemed to be feeling right now. The boy couldn’t stop looking behind us every so often and I know it was just to steal glances at Derek.
I so desperately wanted to ask him what happened between them back at Night Stone, but I wasn’t keen on having them listening in on our private conversation. So, we all stay silent as we walked, but it was so freaking awkward.
It was bad enough that I felt the piercing eyes staring at the back of my skull, not to mention that I was getting quite uncomfortable with these large envelopes stuffed in my sweater, the corners jabbing into my skin e
