Chapter 16

“I’d like to apologize.” Zoran started, making direct eye contact with June. She just looked at him, unsure how to respond. Was she supposed to just forgive him now?

“Why don’t you take a walk with me? It rained last night and the flowers are even prettier than last time.”

“Okay..” June got up, preparing herself for the day. She still felt awful about yesterday and really wanted to just curl up in a ball and sleep. But somehow she knew Zoran wasn’t going to allow that to happen.

He helped her get ready and then led her down the stairs and outside, walking her through the garden. He was right, it had rained last night and everything looked a lot brighter. There was a rainbow peaking through the clouds and the air was rich with petrichor.

They continued to walk through the flowers and trees until he stopped in front of a large walnut tree.

“This tree has been around since the mansion was built, which was way back when I was a child.” June could tell the tree brought back good memories.