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When the cold became too unbearable for Phea, she stood up and made her way back into the nook.

While making her way through the trees and bushes, she had a thought that she was being watched; she kept hearing faint rustling bushes from behind her, but every time she turned round, the noise stopped. This made Phea go faster, desperate to escape whatever, or whoever, may be chasing her.

Upon reaching the steps to the front of the building, gulping for air and sweating in fear, Phea slowly opened the door to the nook and she crept inside.

The journey to Phea's room required travelling through many corridors and up a few staircases. It was pitch black, but thanks to Phea's recently gained slit eyes, she could see a bit better. Slowly she moved over the floorboards, as to not wake Alma, or any of the other wynglings up for that matter.

Just when she reached the final corridor to her room, Phea heard the front door of the nook creak open loudly somewhere downstairs. A wave of panic shook her and ignoring previous thoughts of staying quiet, Phea thunded into her room and shut the door.

Surrounded by black, Phea's rattled breath was the only sound she could hear. She fumbled for the light switch and upon finding it, switched it on with more force than needed. The light blinded her for a second, but after her vision unblurred to show that Phea's room was completely empty.

Phea hadn't thought about the prospect of waking up her fellow roommates. Luckily they were all grown up, and were most likely at the Rattles Rest at that moment.

After staring at her room for a minute, Phea made her way to her bed, reaching under her pillow and taking out her beloved purple tie. She was feeling stressed after her talk with Retiri and from the thought of someone following her. To Phea, her tie was almost like a security blanket; when she was wearing it, she didn't feel as vulnerable.

Suddenly the door behind her was flung open; Phea spun around, tie clutched to her chest, to find the gro who was most likely following her earlier: Eerie.

"Well well well, what do we have here, eh?" Eerie glared at Phea with disdain. "Don't ya try to deny it bucko, I know what ya hidin'."

She does know. She's a lot angrier than I thought Phea said to herself, taking a step back. She was cornered.

Phea could feel the pressure getting to her, but she knew that she would have to talk her way out of this.

"Look...Eerie, I-I know you're mad about it, but trust me - I didn't want anyone to get hurt-"

"Now that's a load o' rubbish!" Eerie stomped the floor, causing Phea to jump. The whole nook is most likely going to wake up...

"For ya information missie, my bro is super upset over it!"

She did tell Retiri Phea thought glumly. Did he really react that badly?

Her sadness must have showed up on her face because Eerie said:
"Why are ya sad now? What did ya think would come outta this? Retiri trusted ya. I thought you were his friend!"

Phea dropped her head in guilt, while Eerie stared at her with disbelief. A single tear dropped down Phea's face.

"I would sort ya out now, but Retiri said not to go too harsh on ya. I think ya should go and tell him the truth -"

"What..? " Phea looked up in confusion. Didn't Eerie just say he was upset about it? Why would she want me to tell him the truth if she said he already knew it?

"Whatcha mean, 'what'?? Ya stole his hard-workin tie, that's what! Now he's sad over it! Ya gotta go and tell him the truth -"

"Tie? I never stole any tie..."

(645 words)
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THE PLOT THICKENS

Previously: fav.me/dbq4hc3

Next: fav.me/dbqivp5

Eerie and Retiri (mention) belong to the wonderful

The weeping mess belongs to me

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Description
When the cold became too unbearable for Phea, she stood up and made her way back into the nook.

While making her way through the trees and bushes, she had a thought that she was being watched; she kept hearing faint rustling bushes from behind her, but every time she turned round, the noise stopped. This made Phea go faster, desperate to escape whatever, or whoever, may be chasing her.

Upon reaching the steps to the front of the building, gulping for air and sweating in fear, Phea slowly opened the door to the nook and she crept inside.

The journey to Phea's room required travelling through many corridors and up a few staircases. It was pitch black, but thanks to Phea's recently gained slit eyes, she could see a bit better. Slowly she moved over the floorboards, as to not wake Alma, or any of the other wynglings up for that matter.

Just when she reached the final corridor to her room, Phea heard the front door of the nook creak open loudly somewhere downstairs. A wave of panic shook her and ignoring previous thoughts of staying quiet, Phea thunded into her room and shut the door.

Surrounded by black, Phea's rattled breath was the only sound she could hear. She fumbled for the light switch and upon finding it, switched it on with more force than needed. The light blinded her for a second, but after her vision unblurred to show that Phea's room was completely empty.

Phea hadn't thought about the prospect of waking up her fellow roommates. Luckily they were all grown up, and were most likely at the Rattles Rest at that moment.

After staring at her room for a minute, Phea made her way to her bed, reaching under her pillow and taking out her beloved purple tie. She was feeling stressed after her talk with Retiri and from the thought of someone following her. To Phea, her tie was almost like a security blanket; when she was wearing it, she didn't feel as vulnerable.

Suddenly the door behind her was flung open; Phea spun around, tie clutched to her chest, to find the gro who was most likely following her earlier: Eerie.

"Well well well, what do we have here, eh?" Eerie glared at Phea with disdain. "Don't ya try to deny it bucko, I know what ya hidin'."

She does know. She's a lot angrier than I thought Phea said to herself, taking a step back. She was cornered.

Phea could feel the pressure getting to her, but she knew that she would have to talk her way out of this.

"Look...Eerie, I-I know you're mad about it, but trust me - I didn't want anyone to get hurt-"

"Now that's a load o' rubbish!" Eerie stomped the floor, causing Phea to jump. The whole nook is most likely going to wake up...

"For ya information missie, my bro is super upset over it!"

She did tell Retiri Phea thought glumly. Did he really react that badly?

Her sadness must have showed up on her face because Eerie said:
"Why are ya sad now? What did ya think would come outta this? Retiri trusted ya. I thought you were his friend!"

Phea dropped her head in guilt, while Eerie stared at her with disbelief. A single tear dropped down Phea's face.

"I would sort ya out now, but Retiri said not to go too harsh on ya. I think ya should go and tell him the truth -"

"What..? " Phea looked up in confusion. Didn't Eerie just say he was upset about it? Why would she want me to tell him the truth if she said he already knew it?

"Whatcha mean, 'what'?? Ya stole his hard-workin tie, that's what! Now he's sad over it! Ya gotta go and tell him the truth -"

"Tie? I never stole any tie..."

(645 words)
----

THE PLOT THICKENS

Previously: fav.me/dbq4hc3

Next: fav.me/dbqivp5

Eerie and Retiri (mention) belong to the wonderful

The weeping mess belongs to me

----

3/309