Chapter 14

The sidewalk is coated with leaves as the trees that line it grow bare. Vivianne stays a step ahead of me, then two, then three. The thought of seeing him again is distracting my feet—hell, my entire body is in a confused state, not knowing what to do anymore. Whenever I was in trouble, I would fidget with my hands. They were uncontrollable and awkward, no longer attached to my body. That same feeling is returning, but this time the only part of myself that I feel connected to is my head.

Vivian glances back at me. "Come on," she says, crossing the street. I catch up and walk alongside her.

"What are we going to talk about?" I ask. The need to prepare is growing inside of me.

"Whatever you feel the need to talk about."

"Do you k