#Chapter 108 – Return of the Slug

“Oh geeze,” I say, my eyes fixed on my sad little slug ex, perched there in Faiza’s hand. I take a big gulp of my coffee and then set it aside on the table, looking around at my friends for perspective. But Anton, Orion, and Laila just look at me with wide eyes and blank faces, letting me take the lead. “Okay,” I say with a sigh, gesturing towards Faiza with a heavy hand. “Boy-ify him again.” She grins and shifts her gaze to the slug, who morphs before our eyes, taking human shape and standing before us as the brown-and-grey shade that he was before. But gone is the defiance and the sneering contempt he had for me. Instead, Blythe stands with his head hanging, his arms limp at his side, and – My mouth falls open and I lean forward when I hear him sniff – Because – is he – is he…crying!? “Oh my god,” I say, leaning back against the couch cushions and crossing my arms over my chest, flushing red, feeling completely horrible. I mean, he was a jerk, and I wanted him to suff