Jade's POV
I know Bela means well. But I can't help thinking that he's pushing a little too hard. Yes, I want to get this over with, but I'm not that person. At least not yet. I don't do public speaking, I never have. That was always for my father and my older brother. Even Victor is better at this than me. And now I'm falling back into my old mindset. I know I've got this. I know I will make it. But those small little doubts I have now and have had for a very long time keep creeping up.
We talked strategy well into the night. By the time I was ready to go to bed, all I wanted to do was sleep. It felt good to just fall into bed and curl up with the one person that I have always loved and wanted to be in the arms of. It almost felt too easy. Somewhere in the back of my mind I know the ot
