Luna's Descent

usual nightmares. For the first time in what felt like weeks, she wasn't gasping for

stretching her arms above her head. "Am I s

adows, whispers, and flashing eyes haunting her every night. But t

enses, brushing her teeth while humming a song stuck in her head, and finally running a comb through her slightly tangle

phone off the bedside table. Her eyes scanned her notificati

out what's going on tod

er phone and head downstairs, a

told you I wasn't feeling well? You don't have to c

ck, "Okay, take care of yourself. Love you

ned not feeling well the day before, Ruby hadn't thought it was serious enough to miss schoo

oyfriend, and quickly typed, "Hey babe, what's

acon and eggs already wafting through the house. Her parents were at the tab

ed as Ruby slid into her seat. "Y

, glancing up with a smal

inally be able to focus in class today,

ling her eyes but smilin

assing her a plate. "You'll do fi

the mention of the test. "

look. "You didn't study, did you?, you should

ly. "Dad have some pity and yea

kitchen doorway, her backpack slung over one shoulder. She watched her parents exchange a glance, an

iously, "about yesterday... is the

before placing the mug down. "Umm, yeah, something... but it's not

vinced. "Really, Mom? Dad? C'm

. "Sweetie, like your mom said, we'll talk

ion. "Okay, fine, whatever you say. As long as it's not-" Sh

ion was i

tered, spitting coff

choked on his te

t the chaos she caused. "

m managed to say through her flustered

ack and backing out of the kitch

e, her laughter stil

locker, looking a little more tired than usual. His brown hair was ruffled, and he was leaning casuall

o my text?" she asked, pull

about that. After practice yesterday, the guys wanted to grab a dri

repeated, rai

ek. "I'm sorry, babe. I'll text you later, okay? Gotta go see the coac

d softly, watc

ys seemed to get distracted by his friends and practice. She wished he'd put a lit

t Jeremy were quickly replaced by anoth

herself as she slipped into her seat. Without Mitchell around

la, entered the room, Ruby sat

e made her way to the front of

eling well,"

a raised an eyebrow. "S

said with a nervous smile, h

ded her arms. "Or is she

ck," Ruby said quickly. "She's going out with he

sure to relay my message to her. Tell her if she's really sick, she

la," Ruby said,

ions, her mind already spinning. She groaned inwardly

uestion. She knew the basics but the more advanced problems looked like a foreign langu

eremy wrapped up in his own world, she couldn't help but feel a bit disconnected