Chapter 28

Casper:

“Stay with me tonight.”

I don’t know why I said it. I didn’t even know I was going to say it, until I heard my own voice saying it.

Joel didn’t move. His eyes, still locked into mine.

Maybe he didn’t want to stay. Maybe it was stupid of me to ask. But all I knew was that I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. Not yet. Not right now.

Joel still said nothing.

“Please?” I said, even though I knew it was probably selfish of me to ask.

This seemed to have the desired effect though, as Joel finally snapped out of his transe.

“Whoa! Is the mighty Casper Bournville pleading with me to spend the night with him? Because there is absolutely no need. I already said yes about a thousand times. Ok, I’m guessing it must have been in my head, but I definitely meant it!”

I smiled and shook my head at him. It amazed me how he could always make me smile in the most awkward of situations.

“Great then,” I said going to sit back down.

“Umm, so where am I going to sleep?” he asked.

“Sleep?”

“Yes, t