It was four o’clock when I heard noises coming from downstairs, meaning Brandon was awake. I hadn’t seen or heard anything from Mason or my brother since he had left, and I was starting to get worried. Time was the only thing we didn’t have right now, and I could feel that I wouldn’t be able to keep Brandon away from me for much longer now. I had placed drops of the potion on almost every surface of my bedroom, including myself, and had decided to stay inside my room for the rest of the day, hoping I would not wake Brandon up. I heard his footsteps come up and after a few seconds, he appeared in my room. He was still looking as if he hadn’t slept in weeks.
“Everything OK?” I asked him, making it sound as if I didn’t know anything that was happening outside of those walls. He nodded as he
