Stella
"What's on the agenda today?" I asked Caspian as I brushed through my hair.
"A morning playdate with Abby, and then a few meetings to attend to," he said, drying himself off with a towel.
I stared longer than I should have, a cocky smile forming on Caspian's lips.
"Of course, I could rearrange my day if you had something else in mind."
I smiled, seriously considering accepting, but shook my head instead.
"No, I really should get going. I want to prove that soothsailor wrong."
"Atta girl," he smiled, grabbing his shirt.
His voice was light, but my body didn't fully believe it. The day had barely started, and already I could feel myself doing it — measuring time in margins, scanning for the moment the world would tilt.
I hated that part of me.
The part that couldn't simp
