Chapter 5
Once I’d been left alone at last, I contacted Daniel.
I needed to talk to him.
After I told him what had happened, I sensed his anger.
he said. I tried not to let the tears escape.
That helped to calm me. I was looking forward to going home to see Mum and my not-so-little brother, Adamo, but mostly, I wanted — needed — to see Daniel again. It was great that we could still talk to each other, but besides the exhaustion that came with it, it wasn’t the same as talking face-to-face. I wanted to be able to see him and to just fall into his arms.
Nearly losing him had shown me how much he meant to me. Thinking he was dead had done something to my heart. Like someone had wrenched it from my chest and put it back, but it wasn’t quite the same anymore. Now I wanted to savour every
