Chapter 23: Best friends For Years
Evaline:
"Sorry-" I started to say, but the words barely left my lips before the person was already moving past me.
He was tall, dressed in dark clothes with a cap pulled low over his head and a black mask covering the lower half of his face. The only thing visible was his eyes. They were a piercing icy-blue, sharp and cold as they met mine for a fleeting second before he turned away.
Something about him made my instincts stir. But before I could even react, he was gone, disappearing down the path without another word.
Strange.
That’s what I felt as I stared after him. I couldn’t tell exactly why I felt this way about him just by bumping into him, but something just didn’t set right with me about him.
Shaking my head, I turned my attention away from the guy. It didn’t matter. I had more important things to focus on right now.
Gripping my suitcase, I continued toward my assigned cottage, following the path the guard had mentioned. The night air was still and quiet, and the only sound was coming from the occasional rustle of leaves in the breeze.
When I finally reached Cottage Thirteen, I stopped outside its entrance, hesitating. The house was filled with mostly darkness and there was no sound coming from inside, making it obvious that people inside were already asleep.