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With a light push, ered in the direction of his private quarters, and when I stood stationary at the closed door, I turnedShe waved her arms out and said, “You wake hiold watch on her wrist and exclaimed somewhat dramatically, “Is almost middle of day!”

Right Yeah Okay

What rong with me? Why was I suddenly nervous?

It was just Vik’s room At one point, I practically lived in it God We spent so ether that, at ti us to come up and eat

Those were the days We were inseparable Two hearts beating in time

Regrettably, I turned my back on him when he neededwith his circu drastic happened for Vik’s behavior to have changed the way it did

My biggest proble But Vik fought Heanywhere That he’d wait forin the opposite direction when all I ever wanted was to be his person

The one he came to with his problems The one he loved

The one

He doesn’t want you, my mother whispered fro voices could be, I closedher away

I was getting better at disregarding the intrusions but would be lying if I said the words didn’t hit theirone of those times

Standing perfectly still, I rubbed absently at the spot aboveaway the dull ache that persisted

My hand went to the knob, and I turned it slowly, a soft creak sounding as the door extended all the way I held onto the rail, taking the stairs down It was diht strea in froed tomy neck

The moment I stepped onto the plush carpet with ht in the solar plexus I closedit to memory