[51] Rising Conflict

Hours blended into the evening before the sun actually set, and the sky filled with the warmth of golden vanilla. Leith fell asleep on the couch, and Celena was busy in her room, sketching a familiar face, oblivious to the fact that it was actually Ethan. When she realised this, she snapped out of her daze, erasing it before it was completed. She dropped the tablet onto her bed, and walked past his room where she saw him being embraced by Faye, who was sound asleep. She leaned against the door, folding her arms and shaking her head... smiling.

"Well, would you look at that," she'd said.