"You don't seem like yourself, Anastasia. What is going on?" She didn't answer me immediately. I was expecting her to stay quiet, but of course, that didn't mean a thing to me. She just needed to take some time and breathe, and after that she would answer me. After all, that was what had happened a few seconds ago. She had taken a few minutes to come to terms with what was happening, and then she had spoken to me. I guessed that that was what I would need to keep doing for the rest of this conversation, but at least my patience would be put to the test. "Persephone..." My heart sank upon hearing that single word. I knew that I shouldn't have anything to worry about, but the current order of events that we were in, just didn't seem right. I felt like my heart was about to bounce right