Disguised Amongst Mortals
You love Annie to death, but you're not eager to find out what this concoction is capable of this time. "I'm just not hungry right now."
You give her a reassuring smile, but something passes over her eyes. Is she mad? Her eyes are…different. You're not in the wrong, right? She offered a gift, and you didn't take it. You're not being mean. You tell yourself this, but something in your gut twists. Something's…not right, but you can't quite name what it is. You've done something wrong, whatever it may be.
"Oh." She looks down, hiding her face from you. "Okay." Her voice is the quietest you've ever heard her, and she mumbles a lot, so that's saying something. You think she's crying. Maybe just one bite will be okay.
You give her a reassuring smile, but something passes over her eyes. Is she mad? Her eyes are…different. You're not in the wrong, right? She offered a gift, and you didn't take it. You're not being mean. You tell yourself this, but something in your gut twists. Something's…not right, but you can't quite name what it is. You've done something wrong, whatever it may be.
"Oh." She looks down, hiding her face from you. "Okay." Her voice is the quietest you've ever heard her, and she mumbles a lot, so that's saying something. You think she's crying. Maybe just one bite will be okay.