Chapter 80

REID:

I find Venice in her room about twenty minutes after my father left. Didn't even need to knock to get into the room because she left the door ajar.

For a while, I stand at the entrance as I contemplated going over to sit beside her. She looked like she was thinking through a lot of things and I didn't want to meddle. But then I was here for a good cause.

I eventually pushed myself to the bedside, taking a seat directly beside her. She doesn't even flinch or reacts to the fact that I've joined her and I stay quiet for a pretty long while until the courage to say something kicks in.

“You sure about your decision?” is what I ask her. Trust me, I was not truly fine with speaking yet.

She says nothing for such a long time that I thought she was going to ignore me totally. But then she speaks:

“Why wouldn't I be?”

I find myself nodding as if in understanding. Seems she has made up her mind about the whole thing before even confronting our father.

I can't say I was a hundred percent in