02. BEING DIFFERENT IS BLASPHEMY
LYRA
"It's not what it looks like, you were hurt and I…"
My mind was spinning nonstop, I couldn’t even believe the amount of nonsense I was saying.
He just kept looking at me, his frown growing deeper and deeper.
"What did you see?" His harsh and cold voice suddenly cut through the air.
"Can you understand what I’m saying?" I replied excitedly, worried he wouldn’t understand me since he hadn’t spoken at all.
I tried to get up, to escape from this embarrassing situation, but his calloused hand