M A L L O R Y I looked back at Alistair after I heard his voice, and his light eyes looked worried as he had noticed that I was a bit fumbling and trembling even though I was trying to control it, “Yeah…” My voice sounded soft. “Are you sure?” He asked me as his eyes glanced at my hand on my doorknob. “Mhm,” I responded, forcing a smile on my face, “I am sorry… I just… I have not really opened my home to someone else other than my parents or Max and Gia.” I forced a wider smile on my face while he looked at me. He nodded his head and smiled weakly, “I can see that you still seem to be scared, your hands are trembling.” “Oh…” I looked away and laughed, tried to laugh, softly, “I… Yeah…” I sighed as I felt embarrassed now. “It is okay to be feeling that way, especially in opening up to

