I just, want to be happy, with you, right now, because you're you and I'm me and we seem to click. If there's a problem, we can just be friends. No wo...ries. I'm Nineteen years old, and you are my choice." Her eyes shut as she pressed send, her heart fluttering in her chest. She gazed down at her phone until the three words came through, seconds later. " Let's do this." Her lips curved into a smile, her cheeks bunching as she nodded. She skipped down the stairs and out the door, shutting the. I did, of course, manage to meet up with Sarah on one occasion, but that was, alas, only a short interlude, and it wasn't until the end of the week that I was able to take tea with Emma."I've missed you," she said, as we lay there temporarily sated."I'm not sure whether I'm glad to hear that or whether I'm saddened." Why?" she asked"Oh, I never thought to ask, but you must have other company, a boyfriend perhaps." Me? You've gotta be joking! Who'd have me?" She replied."Me." I said. "I'm having. Mom got sick when I was twelve. She tried to shrug it off at first, then blame it on something going around the office but after several months Dad forced her to go to the doctor. He sent her to see a specialist and three months later she was in the hospital for chemo. She saw me turn fourteen but it was from her bed. It was difficult for her to talk but nothing could wipe that smile and the look of pride off her face.She died a couple of weeks later. She made me promise that Rocky and I would. ”“I knew you’d understand! So, shall we do it now?”“Not now,” Alphinaud said. “I need to read about this self-meditation thing and practice a bit. I heard it can backfire if not performed well. But don’t worry, I won’t take long and it shouldn’t be too difficult for me. Come back to my room after evening.”“I knew I could count on you,” Alisaie gave a smile that Alphinaud had never seen before. It was a genuine smile of gratitude, and it made Alphinaud’s heart skip a beat.“So I just sit here and.