Grimalkin Academy by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drowlgon Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

"I'll see you later." Thomas waves and hurries out of the room, clearly not wanting to be part of the awkward conversation I now need to have with Caspian. Great.

The incriminating books he'd brought still sit on my bed, staring at me with judgy eyes.

"You've left..." I trail off, hearing the front door slam too. Knowing him, he's probably left them behind on purpose. "Do you want a cup of tea?" I ask Caspian, using the same tactic I had with Thomas to put off any slightly awkward intro bits. Hopefully, he'll let me escape and try and work out what's going on here. At least, that's the theory.

"I'm alright."

"Okay." I sit down on my bed and fidget with the hem of my shirt. I want to outright ask him what he's doing here, but I can't bring myself to get the words out.

"I see you've gained a couple more." He gestures towards Aspen, who is still sat with Rhubarb, trying to get used to her new surroundings, no doubt.

"Yes. That's Aspen. She's about ten minutes old." I twist around. "And that's Seth by the chair. The new one sat with Ginger is called Romeo."

"You've been busy." He chuckles.

"Just a little bit."

Silence falls again and I hate every moment of it. I draw in a deep breath, readying myself for what I know I need to say.

"What are you doing here?" I blurt out.

Caspian glances away from me, nerves written all over his features. "I saw a cute cat video and it reminded me of you," he admits softly. "I was going to send it to you..."

"But then you realised we aren't really speaking to each other," I finish for him. "I don't like it any more than you do," I point out, deciding that the time is right to spend some time watching two of the kittens chase a patch of light across the floor. I'm not even sure what's making it appear, but I should find out. The two of them are thoroughly entertained.

"Then what can we do about it?"

I look up, surprised to see so much hope on his face. "You want to fix this?"

"I thought I made that clear, outside the library."

"No, you made it clear that you were mad at me, I didn't pick up on anything else," I counter.

"Oh."

"So, what was it that you thought was clear?" I raise an eyebrow, more intrigued than ever for his response.

A little paw batting at my knee draws my attention back to Rhubarb.

"Sorry, little one." I lift my arms and let him climb onto my lap. He does, then looks at his new friend, letting out a cute little mewl and calling her to him. Aspen narrows her eyes, clearly not so sure about what he wants. But after a moment of thinking about it, she pads forwards and joins him on my knee. I'm impressed the two of them both fit on. I've never thought that two kittens might be able to. Soft purrs emanate from the two of them, and they close their eyes.

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