Sins Of Her Venom

- Glyndon Walton: (Song of the Chapter: All Mine by Plaza)

And when my part came, she nudged me, eyes sparkling with mischief.

So I sang.

Laughed.

And fell for her even harder.

By the time we left the arcade, I was still on cloud nine.

Kat was beside me, holding her stuffed shark, smiling.

And all I could think was, this is it. This is what happiness feels like.

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The car pulled up in front of Kat’s house, and for the first time tonight, I felt nervous again.

Not because I didn’t want to be here. I did. Desperately.