ADRIANA
As much as it hurt me to do. I stayed away like Elijah had asked me to. Well, commanded me to.
I barely came out of my room for fear of seeing him. The embarrassment that would wash over me would be too much to handle and I didn't want to experience it.
Leo found his way to me though, and it broke me to have to send him away, saying I was sick and didn't want him to catch whatever I had.
It was the worst thing, lying to a child who most definitely knew I was lying to him. The look in his eyes told me he saw right through it.
He didn't even wait for me to come to him anymore. He made his way to my room every single morning and was always the one to wake me up with his gentle touches.
The smile on his face always fell as soon as I told him he should be in bed and not here. If E
