I gave Jacob the time that he needed. Until the day that we were supposed to leave for the ski trip, we didn’t talk. For the life of me, I couldn’t understand why. We weren’t mad at each other. We didn’t have a fight. But, every time I walked into the room, Jacob averted his eyes and practically ran away from me. When we laid down for bed at night, I tried to get him to talk to me. His answer was the same every time. He was still thinking.
The morning of the ski trip, I sat on the front porch with my bag. Jacob was supposed to help me pack, but he couldn’t do that when he was avoiding me. So, instead, Jade told me what to bring and even volunteered to bring extra of her warm clothes if I didn’t have enough. Jacob hadn’t been in the house when I’d gotten up. I waited on the porch for him t
