Charley’s words ring loudly in my ears. “No!” I cry. “You can’t go.”
“I have to. It’s the only way.”
His determination drives me forward. “Why can’t we just wait and see what happens when Sunday comes? Why do we have to choose?”
His heartfelt reply brings tears to my eyes. “Because you don’t belong here. You never did. That’s the way things are supposed to be. You’re alive for a reason, Tori. You’re destined for great things. I can feel it. And you can be rest assured that I’ll be watching you every step of the way.”
His comment drives home how elaborate our situation really is. “I don’t know what’s real and what’s not anymore. Without you, everything I’ve experienced won’t feel real.”
He steps forward, his wild fragrance engulfs me. “I’m real. What we had was real. No matter what uni
