ANDREW "Devien are you ready?" Ethan called out as he settled on the sofa beside me. We heard a loud agonizing snob before the banging of a door. I looked out to the entrance of the hallway with worried eyes, wondering if she was okay. Devien had a feeling we were heading out to round up things for a movement to the orphanage home. Frankly, she wasn't pleased. "Can we just tell her the truth? I don't think a surprise is worth her feeling like this," I said, looking over at Ethan who was now busy on his phone. Ethan looked up at me, giving me a small smile. His eyes were glimmering with a feeling I was only getting used to. "The surprise will be worth it, I promise," Ethan assured me, placing his free hand on my knee in comfort. My mind was soothed reasonably. I wasn't still sure I was

