Where You Were Meant to Be - Chapter 19

Sure, James was elated he had made the lacrosse team. He was ecstatic that he would, once again, be playing lacrosse and that even more of his time would be taken up because of this and maybe, just maybe, his mind would have some time off from its ceaseless chipping away at the problem. It was almost as if bits of his sanity were being plucked away at random intervals like a girl plucking away at a flower’s petals saying, “He loves me. He loves me not.”

But, no.

Because at the end of the day, none of it really mattered.

Not training.

Not lacrosse.

There was only his problem with Eliza that kept pervading into the forefront of his thoughts, be they awake or dreaming. The internal dialogue continued on, endlessly, drowning out all else because, as it happened, the past two weeks had passed with little to no improvement with Eliza.

Just when it seemed the gifts were having an effect, she would offer a slight smile only for a wave of confusion, frustration, an