Chapter 16

“Oh.” I breathe in. We are just staring into each other’s eyes for the entire five minutes. “How did you find out about what happened?”

“Your friend, Pamela told me.”

“Uh, do you want to come in or are you going to be gone quick?” I offer kindly, trying to be polite.

“I’ll stay with you for now.” His stare is too intense that it intensified the pounding in my chest.

I stare at him in astonishment. My cheeks warm and I feel flustered. Does he… like me? Of course not! Silly me haha. Maybe he is just being kind since he probably heard the news about Grandpa’s death. But why would he go all the way from Seattle to here just to comfort me? Ask the tiny voice in my brain.

I awkwardly clear my throat and look away. “We should go inside the house,” I say and gesture towards the house. Devyn nods and I start to make my way inside.