“Did you just realize that now,fool?” “Your foolish pride and stubbornness are getting in the way of the person who stole your heart the moment you laid eyes on him,” my inner thoughts erupted, ever so tauntingly. It’s still possible to go back to him at this point. This voice inside my head made sense for the first time. I was more dependent on Dimitri than I realized and needed to be around him. I couldn’t bear to live without him, I couldn’t bear to leave him behind. I needed to return. I told her, “Iris, this feels like a mistake.” The ship had already started to sail by this point, and its booming horns were crying out in signal for the ship to leave. “No shit,” Iris said, her gaze straying. I took her hand and she turned back to face me. She gave me a sidelong glance and said, “No, I mean it. This is a really huge mistake, I need to get back to Dimitri, now.” She was shocked and kept looking out into space. Her eyes were filled with incredulity, as if she had encountered a ghost
