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My brows pressed together, not fully believing it. “How does that work? Is it just random?”
“Nope, not at all. Thank goodness. I don’t know how I’d be able to function if these visions and memories hit me out of nowhere all the time. I need to be in the space to be able to conjure the memories of it. And in instances like this, having physical contact and touching a significant part of the area intensifies the memory. And it’s the same with people, too. Except I actually have to have physical contact with someone to dive into theirs.” My mouth was hanging open.
Holy hell.
There’s no way that can be real.
I wavered. “Can you show me?”
Libby blinked at me.
And then a giddiness enveloped her as she leaped in the air, her smile wide as she squealed, “Hell yeah, I can!”
Oh god. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked. I should’ve just took her word and her crumpling to the ground like a wet tissue at face value.
Libby giggled and grabbed my hands, palms up. “You need to trust me, okay? I’m not going to be all creepy and try to learn all your deep dark secrets. I’ll look for something recent.”
I racked my brain, thinking of anything that could cause this to be a terrifying trip down memory lane, even if it's supposedly recent. My eyes widened.
Oh no.
“Ah…wait. What exactly are you going to be able to see?” Heat spread across my face.
Seth. What if she can see the way I’ve started panting over him the last few days?
Shit.
She giggled, a knowing twinkle in her emerald eyes. My stomach twisted. “Oh,don’t you worry, Erin. It’ll stay between us,” my eyes widened. “I’m just messing with you, love. You’re in college, right? I’ll just search for a class memory.” She flashed another killer smile before she squeezed the palms of my hands. Her head snapped backward once more, her mouth agape, and eyes closed. The wind lapped at the air around us, far less intense than before.
I closed my eyes in anticipation.
It’s not going to be anything bad. Breathe.
I was half-right.
An image of Seth and me on campus fluttered behind my eyelids. We were eating lunch in between classes and he was droning on about our history finals that were quickly catching up to us. He’d thrown his tattered notebook on the grass and ended up spilling his coffee all over the contents. He cursed up a storm and I laughed my ass off before offering to share mine. He grumbled the rest of the day but it was a highlight for me. As that was the day after the first of my recent nightmares and for those few minutes of heavy laughing, I forgot about the darkness.
My eyes flew open in awe.
“Seth is the one who ruined his notebook? That goober. He told us that he lost it.”
I laughed. “Lost it? Far from it. He burned that thing after it dried. The ink was completely smeared and unreadable. He was so mad! It was hilarious.”
Libby winked. “I could see that. And I’m totally ratting on him to Derik. He had some details on the Demons written in that thing, too, so it was kind of important.”
“No wonder he was so cranky about it.”
“Yeap, he never stops, whether it's with us or the Demons. He’s non-stop.”
Tell me about it.
A soft smile lifted at the corners of my lips. “Thank you for showing me that, Libby.”
She quirked a brow at me. “What do you mean?”
“For showing me that memory?”
Libby tilted her head to the side, studying me. “When I use my ability on someone…I’m the only one who can see the vision of their past.”
