Chapter Seventeen: Where do I stand?

Emily

I’ve been waiting for Liam and me to talk but it seems he either hasn’t had the time or he just doesn’t want to. I now don’t know what to think. An idea pops up in my head and I decide to go for it.

A surprise lunch visit.

Maybe if I visit him, we might go somewhere and talk about us. With that resolution, I walk to the kitchen and find Joane cooking something and I smile at her, “Good morning.”

She looks at me for a while before she responds, “Good morning miss.” but she doesn’t smile.

I feel my current courage slowly leave me as my heart starts beating so fast I feel like I just ran a marathon of a hundred miles per hour. Joane notices how I’m standing awkwardly and her eyes soften a little, “Should I prepare your breakfast?” She asks.

“No, I actually need your help with something.” I finally say after a stretch of overthinking everything. I just realized I know nothing about Liam and if Joane says no then I’ll definitely fail before I even begin because what if I make