Looking into those brown eyes, Gracia felt as if she had fallen into a bottomless pit of darkness. She didn't need to go somewhere she knew nothing about to experience what it felt like to get lost without being able to come out.
Beneath that graceful look, Ryley was a walking stack of riddles and mysteries. His mind was like a labyrinth— nobody could escape from it.
***
On the other side of the city, Zach entered the locker room following the rest of the team. His teammates couldn't stop praising him after the buzzer beater dunk he did that saved their victory for the day.
"Maaan that was such a great move!" A teammate patted his shoulder. "You literally dunked against two giants! You really are not afraid of anything, huh? You're just a newbie though!"
Zach scoffed as he opened his locker and took off his jersey. "They did look scary but I only did what my brain told me to do, so..."
