Chapter 27: Olive Leaf
Rory
"I’m Raya." She introduced herself, voice soft as she sank into the spot beside me on the couch in her sitting room. She put a little space between us, to clearly give me some space, which I genuinely appreciated.
I cleared my throat as I began to speak. "I’m Rory."
"Aw, a pretty name for a pretty boy." She spoke, voice having an excited lith and I cracked a smile this time. I haven’t smile in over two days, so it felt great to finally do so, even if it only lasted for a couple of seconds.
I let my eyes wander around the interior of the sitting room. The entire place was as cozy as the passageway of her house was. It wasn’t that spacious, but it felt warm and homey, well lived in, telling from the pictures around the place.
"So, Rory... where are you from?" She asked after a few minutes and I shrugged, not knowing how to respond to that. I knew the pack I was from, but was it sensible to reveal that piece of information for someone whom I had just met?
After a few more moments, she rushed to add. "You don’t need to tell me if you don’t want to, that’s totally okay."
I couldn’t help but flash her another smile, a grateful one this time. "Thank you." I spoke quietly, meaning the two words.
She shifted in her seat a little before continuing. "You seemed quite great with kids out there. What you did with my daughter, no one had been able to do that since I could remember. That’s genuinely so crazy to me."