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There is a moment of silence, as if she’s thinking about her next words carefully.
“I’ve known Sebastian for a handful of years now, and we’ve been really good friends. He’s like a brother to me, always has been. Occasionally he’ll get on my nerves with his behavior, and if we’re being completely honest, I do the same.”
“That’s how real siblings are.”
“You have a sibling?”
I nod. “Older sister. Her husband has always been somewhat of a brother figure.”
“Then you know what I’m talking about,” Seraphina hums. “Not once in that time have I heard him talk about another girl the way he talks about you. Just the fact that he invited you to come with us is huge. Not only that, but I can see the way he looks at you. He’s…” She lets out a long breath. “He cares for you. Don’t let the fear of what might happen stop you from going with him.”
A lump forms in my throat. Was I seriously that easy to read? Was my uncertainty written all over my face?
“It’s not that simple,” I say finally looking away.
“Isn’t it, though?” Seraphina challenges. “You’re either on the same page, or you’re not. You either want to be with him or you don’t. Which one is it?”
Her question makes my fingers curl into a fist as I turn around to glare at her.
“No, it’s not. Here, where it’s just the two of us, he’s mine. But out there, he belongs to them. I don’t belong to that world. I’m not a girl who’s used to playing the games you people play or somebody who’ll easily plaster on a fake smile. I’ll never be that girl.”
“Penelope…” Seraphina starts, but I shake my head.
“I should get going. I have a music room scheduled so I can finish working on a school project, and I’m already running late.”
Before I can get up, Seraphina places her hand on mine, stopping me.
“Think about it? Please?”
I press my lips together. “I promised Sebastian I would. I don’t break my promises.”
“You don’t have a lot of time. We’ll be leaving in a couple of days from Hanscom Field Terminal.”
A couple of days.
Dread pools inside my stomach, and the knot seems to have grown tighter. He’ll be here for a few more days.
Was this it?
I wasn’t ready.
I wasn’t ready to let go of him.
Not in the slightest.
What if he went back and realized what he’s been missing? What if they pressure him enough to make him want to stay? What if he decides it’s easier to stay and he doesn’t come back?
So many questions, but not one answer.
I pull my hand out of Seraphina’s hold. “I should really go.”
Not waiting for her answer, I grab my things and get up. I give Henry the command, and we walk out of Macy’s, my conversation with Seraphina still playing in my head, one thought a silent echo the whole time.
A couple of days.
I’m so lost in my own head I barely pay attention to anything as I make my way to the music building and climb up to the music room.
I’m about to let my bag fall on the ground as I sit on the bench when my phone vibrates in my pocket, drawing my attention. For a minute I consider ignoring it, but then I change my mind.
