Violet
I sat very still, my mind racing.
It was very hard for me to accept what she was saying, but the more I remained in my thoughts, the more it spiralled. I never thought anyone could read me that easily, and just how much exactly had I let show? I thought I had been careful.
But if Bei and Ana and Corin could see it...
"I might sound presumptuous," Nessa continued, her voice softening. "And I don't pretend to know what is happening in your life, or what burdens you carry. But not bottling everything up like this would help you to ease in a while." She gestured vaguely at the pond. "Especially in a place like this. You should let yourself relax. Stop stewing in your thoughts and feelings so intensely."
She turned to face me fully, and her expression was earnest now, stripped of its usual playfulness.
