Rowan
"Stop this! I talk to you. I am talking to you right now."
"Look at me," I hissed.
Perhaps a little too loudly.
I could already hear some of the whispers.
Her eyes flickered to mine for the briefest moment, then away.
"See?" I muttered.
"Oh—what—I literally just looked at you!" Her frown hardened. "Why are you behaving like this. Concentrate!"
"I should be telling you the same thing. If anything, you're concentrating more on not looking at me rather than at the game."
"You are being ridiculous."
"You are hiding." I hurriedly drew out each word.
The tower wobbled. She overcorrected, and I had to jerk my end of the rod to compensate.
"Careful," the moderator warned, leaning forward with concern. "Is there… trouble?"
We ignored him.
"I am not hiding," Violet hissed, her voice barely audible. "I just need time."
"Time for what? To pretend nothing happened?" I snapped, as much as I would not have wanted to.
"Nothing should have happened."
