Mercury POV
Michael grumbled and leaped off the bed, hardly giving me a second glance. It jolted me awake. I was curious as to what I had done wrong to cause him to flee. “Did I say something wrong?” It was odd that he just got up and walked away without saying anything.
After a few moments, I clenched my legs to my chest and leaned back in the warm, comfy bed, my mind clouded by Michael's disappointed expression. In the pit of my stomach, I had this horrible feeling. It was the same emotion I got before Alvin's rejection.
Probably exaggerating, but it was the emotion that sprang to mind as Michael gave me that look. Without realizing it, I had started crying. My eyes welled up with tears, and my chest constricted.
“Why am I having to go through this all over again? Isn't it enough t
