Oasis by Katya de Becerra

Author:Katya de Becerra
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Imprint

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“Why would you do that?” Tommy asked under his breath once we’d started walking back. Unsure what to do with him, we left Rowen on his own, but after a few steps, I could hear the telltale noises of him following after us, tearing his way through the trees.

“It’s … I wasn’t even aware of what I was doing until I woke up in the morning and my fingers were numb from handling the flowers. Until that moment, I thought it was a dream.”

“Do you sleepwalk?”

“Not that I know of. It’s never happened before … I’m scared, Tommy. I’m fucking terrified!” I stopped, growing dizzy on my feet, as cold waves of dread battered me from all angles. Tommy did the thing I least expected. He hugged me. It was a short-lived but fierce hug that consumed all my senses and ignited a strange fire in my chest. When Tommy let go of me, I remained motionless, still dazed but happy in an unrestrained kind of way.

“Wait here,” Tommy said before disappearing back into the thickness of the trees we’d left behind. I heard him talking something over with Rowen but couldn’t discern what it was about. When they both emerged from the trees, we resumed walking. Tommy whispered to me, “Rowen won’t say anything to anyone about the spring if we keep our mouths shut about the candy incident. Right, Rowen?” Tommy looked in the direction of my friend.

Rowen nodded. I tried finding his eyes again, but his gaze was unfocused. I guessed this place was affecting us all in different ways.

In a few minutes the three of us made it back to the others. At seeing Rowen, Lori flung herself into his arms. He came to slowly embrace her, his movements shaky with uncertainty.

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