Chapter 61

Kamari's Point of View

"The therapist will be in around seven. The doctor says that you might need to see someone earlier than expected, seeing as you are already coping with what took place." My dad said, nursing his cup of coffee in his hands.

I nodded. Folded my arms on the table and looked out over the backyard again.

Just beyond the trees closest to us, a man nearly...

"When do you want to go home?" I asked, finally looking back at him.

Gaelan's eyebrows scrunched together. Confusion clouded his eyes. I wanted to wipe his lips from the coffee stain lingering on his upper lip. Dust away the crumbs from the cookies he ate.

Forced myself to not linger on the fact that someone thought I was coping well when my insides were on fire most of the time. I was hiding it. Shoving it down, down, down. Well enough, at least, that my parents and a doctor thought I could get my trauma debriefing earlier than expected.

"I thought you wanted to stay longer." He countered and set his cup down o