Cass's POV
I crouched, hidden behind the rock. For one moment, Crysta stared right at me, but she turned away. I pushed my hood down as they disappeared with Fluffy, who had appeared moments before.
Keep moving. They’ll come back. muttered Demon.
Follow them! Go home! whined Angel. I curled into a ball and tried to ignore them both. I wanted to go home, but at the same time, I wanted to avoid Ali. So I did the next-best thing. I walked up a tree and huddled among the branches, up-side down. It helps me think.
You miss them already.
No you don’t.
You love them like family, don’t you?
No.
You do.
Yes… A third voice had popped into the argument, I saw her clearly, a miniature version of myself. The mini-me walked across the darkness of my mind’s eye and gently pushed Angel and Demon apart.
I love them like my sisters. she told the battling thoughts.
Sometimes they make us angry, it’s true. All we need is some time to cool off. We’ll stay here, and wait for them to find us.
But- protested Demon.
We’ll stay here. reinforced the mini-me. I hung upside-down, knees hooked over a branch, and waited. They’d be back sooner or later.