The Unspoken Truth

“What are you doing back here?” Ronan asked. “Did you get lost?”

I took a small breath and tried to think on my words, but there wasn’t really any way around this. It was pretty obvious what I was doing.

“Your uh… Your uncle asked for a drink,” I said, holding it up a little to show him. “I was looking for the kitchen.”

“And he asked you to get it for him?”

“…Yes.”

Silence.

I tapped my nails