A day passed—just like that—and before I realized it, six full days had gone by since the start of my so-called short winter vacation.
Almost a week of nonstop tension and occasional relief, fluctuating between chaos and quiet.
A strange kind of rhythm. Expected problems showed up right on time, and unexpected ones… well, they didn't exactly knock before barging in either.
Most of it had been stressful—annoying, even—but, to be honest, it was still far better than I'd originally anticipated.
Liyana, for one, had been acting strange in a number of ways. Subtle shifts in her expressions, her words, even how she moved around me.
But if I boiled it all down, it seemed like she was just… confused. Curious. And that was fine.
Confusion was manageable. Curiosity was tolerable. As long as she stayed within those lines.
Of course, that didn't mean I wasn't wary.
