I grabbed her hand and pulled her away, stepping in front of the door at the same time. “You are not leaving. Not until you either prove to me that this guy is worth your time, or tell me the truth.”
She glared at me. “Move, Nathan.”
I didn’t.
“This isn’t funny.”
“I know. Which is exactly why I want you to be serious.” I said. “I don’t think you know this but you are acting a lot like a stubborn child which is not really like you. You aren’t acting like yourself.”
She took a deep breath, and when she looked back at me, I knew for a fact that I had won this.
Her eyes were filled with a strange sadness that I hadn’t seen in so long. The last time I saw it, actually, was when I first met her. When I first walked her to her art class.
I knew her so well. Every shift she made in her stan
