Nigel had always believed he could control Allison for the rest of her life.
But now, he felt a distance growing between them. It bothered him more than he expected.
Part of him even wished Allison would smile at him again, grab his arm as she used to, and call his name. It had once been so natural. Why had things changed? But what exactly had changed?
Just as Nigel was lost in thought, Sherrie came running over happily and grabbed his sleeve. “Nigel, did Allison agree?”
Nigel lowered his eyes and looked at the hand gripping his sleeve. When he looked up again, Allison’s smiling face was gone, replaced by Sherrie’s.
When had it changed? When had the person pulling at his sleeve stopped being Allison and turned into Sherrie instead?
A strange feeling rose in his chest. He let out a si
