Chapter 52

KRISTEN

"I wasn't joking," June said firmly. Her eyes were set, her chin firm and daring. Truly, she is no longer the baby I fed those years ago. At one point, she seemed to have grown so much that I was having a hard time believing it.

Her eyes did not change a bit. I used to easily read her through those brown expressive eyes. I don't know if I still possess that ability, but at that time when June was still a kid, it was much easier.

Whenever she cried, a hug from me was enough for her to spill out every single problem she was facing at school, who made her sad and the events that led to it.

She also didn't lie. That way, she was the best person to send on an errand.

I don't know when things changed, but I know that I don't want this change... I don't want a change that makes me feel like shit, a change that makes me distant... I don't want that change...

If anything, we need to be closer to one another. We only have each other. I don't want to think what her fate will be if she