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06.

She hated Enoch!
Everything about him was extremely confusing!
She didn't know if she wanted to punch him or kiss him.

Harper slammed her bedroom door shut.
Every downstairs had to have heard it.

She could hear arguing.
Correction, she could hear Miss Peregrine scold Enoch and Enoch defended himself with horrible excuses.

"You're such a prick!" She heard Rory yell and run upstairs to her friend's bedroom.

She didn't bother knocking.

"You should've punched him right there and then." Rory looked more furious than Harper ever did.
"Miss Peregrine would've had my head!"

"Well, you should have Enoch's head!"
Harper wanted to laugh, but she just couldn't.
"There isn't any point in fighting-" Rory cut her friend off.

"What's that?" She pointed to Harper's neck.
"Hm?"
"That mark. Did any bugs bite you today?" She stepped closer to Harper and filled with the top of her dress.

Her eyes widened in realisation.
"It's nothing!" She slapped Rory's hands away.
"Did someone take a chomp on of your neck?" Rory laughed and joked, still trying to see the mark.

Alas, Rory successfully pulled the top of her dress down enough to see.

"Messing around with the islanders, huh?" She laughed.

"Shut up. Of course, I haven't!" She fixed her dress.
"If not islanders, then who?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"No one. It's just a mosquito bite." She refused eye contact.

"The only boys you've spoken to from your time here are under 14. All except for Jj and... Enoch."
It was obvious that the girl was deep in thought.

"Who was it." She grabbed Harper's hand and began to use her peculiarity to call into question that thought.
"Rory! Stop." She tried to fight the girl who was rummaging through her mind.

Rory gasped and pulled her hands away.

"Enoch O'Connor?" She raised her voice.
"What? No! No! God, no!" She laughed and laughed.
"But you were just arguing. And, yelling."
Rory also began to laugh in shock.

"Why didn't you tell me?"
"How would I strike that conversation?"
She coughed before acting it out. "Oh, Hey, Rory! Enoch is so annoying... Oh! Did I forget to mention he grabbed my waist and kissed me?"

She did a little fake laugh to signify her obvious sarcasm.

"By the looks of it, you did a lot more than snog."
Harper let out an audible gasp.
"Don't be disgusting!"

Around 30 seconds of silence passed before one spoke.

"... Was it good?"
Rory muttered quietly.
Harper nodded and they both laughed.