Control - Enoch O'Connor [SLOW UPDATES]

xvi - ruminate

HE KISSED me. Enoch O'Connor kissed me.
And I don't know how to feel because my mind keeps telling me he did it out of jealousy.
Jealousy that Jacob Portman might take his place like he ever could.

My heart on the other side was beating like never before. Who's heart wouldn't explode when someone you tired to only have friendly thoughts about just kisses you out of nowhere?

Enoch didn't even wait after he distanced his lips from mine add just turned around and walked away like it was the most normal thing on earth which just left me even more confused.

When I arrived back at the house,the children we're already playing outside,their voices could be heard from the entrance.

Miss Peregrine voice could be heard from her study,talking about something,probably with Jacob.

Olive,Bronwyn and Claire were in the kitchen cooking and bandaging the hurt ymbrynes wounds since they still haven't healed enough for her to transform back to her human form.

"Atena,There you are!" Olives eyes met mine,hope flickering in hers, "Can you help me cut vegetables? Fiona disappeared somewhere and I can't find her."

Now,usually I don't use my peculiarity for things like avoiding chores. Today thought I give myself a pass.

Looking at Olive,I made her turn around in just a seconds before getting out of the kitchen with fast steps.

Sometimes you just need peace and quiet and being able to control peoples bodies and minds can help a lot in gaining said peace.

Making my way up the stairs,I ended up stopping at a door that isn't mine.
Maybes because I'm confused,maybes mad or maybe happy,I still ended up in front of Enoch's door debating if I should knock or get back and never enter that room ever again.

Taking a small breath,I decided knocking was not option and opened the door to find him at his desk with clay in his hands and a jar with a small mice heart next to him.

As the door opened he looked up,his face looking like he was ready to shout "Get out!" any second before looking back down,his voice not to be heard.

"Are you going to come in or are you going to just stay there like a statue?" He asked,his eyes never leaving the clay he was forming to be a head.

My steps were small as I made my way to sit on his bed,the other chair that usually sat at the table now moved next to the window.

"So,what's going on?" I asked,not sure how to start a conversation after the last encounter.

"I think you have functional eyes,Atena"

I do. In fact,I even rolled them before responding to him, "Yes,Enoch,I'm trying to talk to you."

He looked up to where I was sitting, "Why?"

Why? What is that even supposed to mean. "Why?" Why did you kiss me after ignoring me for years?
Why did you suddenly talk to me after so much time?
I have "Why?" questions too and mine are better!

"Are you seriously asking me why?" I asked,the bet suddenly feeling uncomfortable.

"Yes,what do you want to talk about?" He looked back at his clay head,slowly forming to eyes,ignoring me like I became a shadow.

"Enoch what is up with you?" I asked him,my voice becoming a little louder as I got up from his bed,making my way to him, "Are you just going to kiss me and never talk about it or what? What are you trying to prove?"

"Are you going to be mad if I answer?", letting the clay head finally down,he looked at me once again.

"An answer is better than no answer."

"I did it so he won't even think about what's mine."

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Thinking about changing the cover