MEL
The bathroom wasn’t far from the store. The mall was teeming with people, making Avery and I stick close to each other. We exited into the long hallway leading to the bathrooms, tucked back behind store spaces. There was a line coming from the bathroom, which felt weird for such a large place.
“This is going to take a minute,” Avery sighed, pulling her phone out of her pocket.
“Looks like it,” I agreed. “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure,” she smiled, looking up from her screen.
“You and Justin aren’t mates, right?”
“Nope,” she smiled.
“Then why stay together?”
“Why not?” she laughed. “I like him. We’re good together. He hasn’t found his mate either. There’s always the chance we won’t, so why not?”
“I guess I didn’t think about it that way,” I shrugged.
“You never thought
