“Why didn’t you leave me when I started coughing?” Allie asked suddenly, overcome with curiosity. “It was the perfect opportunity for you to escape without me being able to do anything. You could’ve just ran off and left me to fend for myself.”
Logan frowned. "Because…why would I?" He asked slowly. "And…if aliens are the ones bringing it to Earth, then I might be the one that infected you. I don't want to…" He shook his head slightly.
Allie bit her lip. What if it was his fault she was sick? There wasn’t anything he do now, seeing as she was already infected. “So you stayed because you felt sorry for me?” she asked softly, her expression going a bit vitriolic.
Logan frowned slightly. "No! I…" He sighed. "I don't know why I stayed. Do you want me to leave?" He stood up. "Because if that's what this is, I will."
“Don’t leave.” The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them. Her face reddened slightly. “I didn’t mean it like that. I just…wondered why you’d stick around when you get nothing out of it.”
He sat back down, looking at her for a long moment. "Alright." He replied simply. "I believe you." He shrugged slightly.
Allie sighed. “What should we do while we wait for the pills?” she asked, knowing they couldn’t do anything very exciting. The idea of Logan possibly wanting to kill her was still in the back of her mind.
He shrugged again. "Uhm…sleep." he replied, dead pan, then sighed. "How should I know? I don't have a preference."
Allie rolled her eyes. “Helpful.” She scanned the room. “We could play a game? I’m a bit tired of twenty questions and I’m not sleepy right now either.”
Logan laughed softly. "Alright. What kind of game?" he asked. "Cards again? Or we could see if there are any board games hidden around here somewhere?"
“Board games sound good, if you can find one somewhere,” Allie commented. “It’s been ages since I’ve played Chutes and Ladders or Candyland or Clue.”
He nodded, and stood up. "Alright, I'll go look." he left the room, looking through all the cupboards in the house. He hummed as he did so.
Allie waited for him, coughing quite a bit before returning to normal. She daydreamed.
Logan kept looking, still humming softly as he looked.
Allie’s daydreams continued, keeping her occupied while Logan was looking. She definitely staring into space right now.
Logan kept looking. He had found a few games and tucked them under his arm as he looked.
Allie hoped he’d be back soon as she was getting kind of bored. She wasn’t exactly the most patient person.
Logan came back after a few minutes, dumping a bunch of games down on the bed. "Here." He said with a smile.
“Oh my gosh you found some!” she cheered, scanning them. “Which one do you want to play? Clue is always a good choice, but the one about curses looks fun too.”
"Clue requires at least three people." He replied slowly. "I don't have a preference, though. It's up to you." He smiled lightly, spreading out the games.
“Oh right,” Allie replied. “Hmm…how about Candyland? It makes me nostalgic.” She got a dreamy smile.
Logan smiled. "Alright, that works." He replied, setting the other games away, and starting to set up Candyland.
“Can I be the blue one? I used to always pick the blue one,” she said, excited. She blushed, a bit nervous at her giddiness.
Logan laughed softly, and nodded. "Yeah, sure. Go ahead." He replied, putting the blue one down on the starting spot.
“Okay, what color do you want to be?” she asked with a gleam in her eye. She remembered that Alex was always green. The two of them would fight over who got to be blue and she always won.
Logan examined the colors. "Hmm…red." he replied, setting it down on the starting place. "You can go first."
“Aw, thanks,” Allie said with a smile. “I’m totally gonna crush you though.” She drew a card, and moved to the first purple space. She wasn’t extremely good at board games or anything, just competitive.
Logan chuckled. "Alright." he replied, stretching and looking down at the board. He drew a card, and moved to the space. "I've…actually never played this, so I may need some help." he admitted.
“It’s pretty simple. All you have to do is draw a card and then move to the next space that is that color,” Allie explained, drawing a blue card next and only moving one space. “Sometimes they have little symbols, but if you get one of those I’ll explain what it means.”
"Ohh okay." he replied, drawing another card and moving. "What are the symbols?" he asked curiously, looking at her for a moment, then down at the board again.