In a Stupid World, Kalli | Java's house

[Isa Karun]

Isa sighed.

"OK. Don't talk to me. If it matters at all, I'm glad you're not dead."

And he stood up and walked towards the kitchen door.

[Kalliope D'aher]

Kalli turned to see him, looking upward with sunken eyes and a furrowed brow.

"Why?" she asked quietly, not expecting an answer.

[Isa Karun]

"Because of cherries."

And he walked out of the room.

[Kalliope D'aher]

Kalli just stared at his back as he left. Cherries, he had said. Truth be told, she had no clue what that meant. She didn't know the word or what his meaning was, but what was she to do about that? Asking might make her seem like an idiot, and she didn't want to fight to get him to stay. He had snapped at her. He had been a nuisance. . .

Once he was gone, she just curled up closer to the wall, closed her eyes, and began to doze off, wondering when she would decide what she wanted and figure out what she needed.