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“I’ it all up and I don’t knohy” I tapwheel, unsure of what to say next, feeling edgy as hell

She holds all the cards in this argu to say I’oing to fly forever, you know After a while, it’ll just get old”

“What are we doing, Fable?” I ask incredulously

She shrugs “Having our first fight as a couple?”

I want to laugh but I don’t “Ion between us?”

“If you have to ask, that scares me,” she ansarily

“Are we really a couple? Are we in a relationship? We haven’t defined it yet”

“Do we need to? Can’t we just take it day by day?” She turns away from me and stares out the“I’m tired Maybe we shouldn’t talk about this now”

Panic rises within me “But…”

“I think I want to be alone I’m super tired and the last few days have been sorta overwhel over so she can h the still-open door “I’ll call you toood My throat’s dry and I can hardly force any words out, I’ain “Yeah,” I croak before she slams the door “Call me”

She offers me a tiny smile before she lets the door close And then she turns and walks away

Taking my heart with her

Chapter Fourteen

If I had a flower for every tiarden forever – Alfred Tennyson

Fable

“Wake up” I yank the covers fro onto his back with an agonized groan