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•nineteen•

Shortly after dinner, I dragged myself out of my chair and headed to my bedroom to change into pajamas as Miss Peregrine ordered us to do.

"You telling him?" Gruff's voice interrupts my train of thoughts and I whipped my head to his direction, placing my sweater on the bed. I nodded hesitantly, not sure if Enoch would agree to our plan. But to be frank, it shouldn't be him I was going to worry about—instead, it should be our headmistress. We needed to build a cage, for God's sake. If she wouldn't allow us, which is more likely, then our whole plan would fail.

"You seem unsure, Y/N." He remarks, concern lacing his voice.

"I'm okay," I replied, motioning for him to exit so I could change my clothes. Gruff smiles, (quite sadly) moving his figure outside to give me privacy.

The obvious truth was, I was more scared than Gruff. It wasn't for the reason that I could die, but rather that Auttie could die. Only God would know how much that'd ruin him—losing someone so special to you. He'd hardly be himself, and I've already seen the effects take place. He was more distant, barely smiling and if he even did, it would be more of a sorrowful grin than a genuine one.

Seeing him like this broke my heart. All this time, all these years, he kept this secret of his sister from me so I would be safe.

And the worst part was, we identified Auttie as a fucking demon, when all she was was Gruff's sister who'd lost control.

Maybe I was the demon. I was fighting myself—especially with all the cuts I made on my body. Jake was right, I didn't deserve this. But I'll never stop blaming myself for what was happening.

All of a sudden, there was knocking on the door followed by a call.

"Y/N, Bronwyn's outside," Gruff whispers audibly and I shake my head. Walking towards the door, I swing it open and see Bronwyn in her pajamas, a genuine smile plastered across her face.

"Almost broke down your door, whoops." She giggles.

"I should really pay attention next time," I reply. "Why'd you come?"

"Oh, right! Miss Peregrine wants you downstairs. You're a bit late for movie time." Bronwyn explains, taking my hand and giving it a rather harsh squeeze as she lead me downstairs. This girl didn't know her strength sometimes.

Everyone's gaze landed on me as I took my seat behind Fiona and Hugh on the carpet. Fiona smiles as she hands me a cup of hot chocolate and I mumble a quiet thank you as Miss Peregrine enters the room. Horace fixes his monacle and starts projecting his dream.

I look behind me to see Enoch slouched back on the sofa. He notices me and straightens his posture, giving me a tight-lipped smile. I giggle, focusing my attention on Horace's dream projected right in front of us.

Nothing but clothes, obviously.

After watching the movie, we all went outside for the rewind. Enoch stood beside me, intertwining our fingers as I smiled at him. Placing our gas masks on, we watched as the sun appeared and disappeared again, the sky changing colors. Miss Peregrine halts the clock, leaving us at a dark September the 2nd night. We all head back to our rooms, but I pull Enoch into mine before he could protest.

"Hey—"

"Shhh, I'll explain," I whispered, closing the door shut and sitting on the edge of my bed. Enoch does too, confused as to why I had forced him inside.

"Y/N," Enoch calls softly and I meet his chocolate brown eyes. They were so beautiful. "Why am I here?" He chuckles.

"Uh, right. Gruff?" I snap myself out of his gaze as Gruff appears.

"Me and Gruff know how to get rid of the, uh, demon—actually no, his sister." Enoch furrowed his brows, still very lost. Before he could reply, I spoke again. "Sorry, I'll explain," I shift in my seat so I could face him and started talking. "The one who possessed me is Gruff's sister, but she isn't actually a demon. Her name's Auttie."

As I finish, he nods his head, finally understanding. "So, you know how to get rid of her? I'd be more than willing to help." Enoch smiles, but I could see Gruff tearing up from behind him.

"It's a risky move, and it might just kill me—"

"What? Y/N, you can't do this! I'll lose you, and I don't want that to happen," He says breathlessly as I felt my heart sink. But we weren't even together, so what was the point of worrying?

"I know, Enoch." I cried, "But Gruff wants his sister back, and I'm willing to do it, even if one of us doesn't make it." I state. Enoch didn't reply, except his palm traveled to my cheek and caressed it, looking into my E/C eyes. He presses his lips to mine, all my problems floating away and a million fireworks go off.

We pull away, resting our foreheads on each other and he smiled.

"I'm falling in love with you, that's why I'm worried," Enoch states, a light blush creeping upon his cheeks; the shade not very different to what I had too.

"I am too. But I need to do this." I sighed audibly.

"Then what's your plan?"

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author's note || bet y'all thought i was dead hA well guess what i ain't! so i updated for all you lovely people :) so byeeee

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