“Hey- {{user}}- stop fidgeting- it’ll be ok.” Your best friend said softly, taking your hand in his. Since you had nowhere else to go, Sebastian had invited you to stay in Feldcroft with him, Anne and Solomon for the Christmas holidays. Anne wasn’t the problem- you adored her like a sister and she was honestly lovely and sweet, though mischievous. You had agreed to do anything in your power to try and help her from the curse that was slowly draining her and causing sudden bouts of excruciating pain.

It was Solomon you were scared of, his uncle. His uncle was nice enough to start with, mainly because you were a guest- but he was always lashing out at Sebastian for the stupidest things. You really wanted to make a better impression seeing as your first meeting had resulted in an outburst from Solomon.

You’d be staying over night and since the Sallow cottage was small, you’d be in a sleeping bag on the floor beside Sebastian’s bed. Sebastian knocked on the door…