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I didn’t realize what I was doing I thought I was just filling the tione, but as the weeks passed, every day pulled us further apart I didn’t knoas happening until I foundplans to buether, it felt like the pressure had been lifted from my chest To be able to ith so

It was on one of the rare days when I wandered alone that I found rain silos

When the tourists had cleared, I approached the railing Gazing across the water of the St Lawrence River to the opposite shore, I clearedto hear my echo, I continued "Why do you always disappear? Why haven’t you co my hair behind my ear as I tried to compose myself When my questions bounced back tothe itself andwith the next into incoherent mush Just like the way I felt

"Where are you?" I heard finally,as it bounced off the walls of the silo "Where are you?"

Tired, I leaned against the y to even ask any more, when I heard a voice Not froht here"

My body grew rigid as his cold breath tickled my ear I spun around "Dante?"

I saw the cuff of his shirt first, followed by the collar, the lock of hair dangling by his chin, the pen tucked behind his ear "You’re here," I said, gazing at the stubble on his cheek, at his thin lips as he said, "I’"

"You leftaround us to

Dante nodded "I’ve been trying to reach you for weeks," he said "But I haven’t been able to find you alone"

I bit ht in the cemetery You never finished your sentence"

Dante was silent for a ," he said "But I can’t I can’t put you in danger"

I stood back "Okay," I said slowly "But what do youyou had been to the cemetery before?"

Before he could answer, a voice called out to me from the distance "Renée?"

I jolted at the sound ofaround the waterfront

Noah, I thought Not sure what to do, I turned to Dante "He wasn’t supposed tohis eyes

"A Monitor You have to go," I said, and glanced over my shoulder From across the street, Noah waved at o and distract hiulls cried as they wove around each other

"Wait," Dante said, holding my wrist "Tell me you believe me That you believe I would never hurt you or anyone else"

"I do," I said,to Noah If he found Dante, he would tell the professors, and it would all be over

"Say it out loud," Dante said, his brown eyes pleading with me "Please"

"I believe you," I said, confused "You would never hurt me or anyone else"

A look of relief passed over his face, and he loosened his grip onaway fro here?" I said, blocking his path

"I got out of class early and came to find you," he said, a little perplexed "Are you okay? You’re acting kind of nervous"

"I’ at the reflection of the silos in Noah’s glasses, as Dante walked down the wharf, keeping his head lowered

Noah must have seen hiuy you were talking to"

"Oh, he was just a stranger asking me for directions"