Chapter 119 | Ready?

Magnolia

I fell asleep in Phillip’s arms.

I didn’t mean to. After I hugged him, he lied beside me and we talked. Charlie mind linked me that Harper had talked Hendrix into waiting to leave tomorrow morning and that the two of them were going to stay the night in Hendrix’s room to make sure he wouldn’t sneak off without me.

So, I lied on my bed, enjoying the company of my best friend and before I knew it, I was fast asleep. I wake up from the sound of grumbling outside my door. I yawn as I sit up and stretch and then there is the softest knock.

Charlie peeks his head in my room, his eyes glance to Phillip and then back up to my eyes. He tells me softly, “We can’t keep him much longer.”

I nod my head looking to Phillip who is still sleeping hard. I kiss the top of his head, knowing that there’s a good chance that I won’t see him again, at least, not for a very long time.

I grab the bag I packed last night and I try to stand tall as I head out the door towards a journey that I’m not ent