The anxiety that I felt was gone and now that I'm with him, all I felt was comfort and support. Maybe Nurse Rose and Brayden had a point, my sister would have wanted me to be happy. And I will keep my promise, I'll make it up to Lacey by uncovering the truth.
That's why when Brayden asked me if I wanted to go back to my dorm that night, I said no. I didn't want to push my feelings for him away anymore. I held his hand the whole ride home and tossed him a warming smile. He smiled back, “That wasn't so bad, was it?"
“No, not at all," I said to him as butterflies swarmed in my stomach. “You were right, sometimes it's good to take a break."
“Exactly, and trust me there's nothing wrong with doing so. I promise you that we will still uncover everything there is to know about Lacey's disappe
