Chapter 9: A Deal
Meloni was discharged the next day. They did say that she would be free by the end of the day, but as an extra precaution, more checkups were conducted, all at Ferrum's expense.
All the while, Ray had to stay quiet because Aggie, Meloni's nana, had been with her all day.
"It feels like I'm trapped even though I'm free...when I'm not allowed to speak, that is," Ray said, hopping in the centre of a velvet coloured bed. They were back in the house.
Meloni shut the door, removed her flippers, and sat cross-legged on the bed, right in front of Ray. She was staring at him like she was about to scold a child.
"Ah- What?" Ray murmured.
"You-" She said, pressing her finger on his small head. "Have been missing for over a year!"
"Yeah, but what's with the finge-"
"Listen to me!" She grunted, cutting off Ray's words.
"Okay! Okay!" Ray said, raising both of his wings in surrender.
"Be honest with me..." Her voice turned low. "Are you on a run?"
"On a run? No!" Ray replied.