Chapter 16

Kelsey's POV:

I returned to my room, absentmindedly sitting on my bed, remembering what Harvey had told me when we were in the car together.

“Stop crying; you give me a headache!” Harvey's usual smile disappeared, and he sighed. "Brian is a bit poisonous mouth, but this time he's just doing it because he cares about you, don't be mad at him."

I ruffled the hem of my shirt, choking. "I'm not mad at him; I have no right to be mad at him." As soon as I finished the sentence, my heart also ached, and I heard Oralie cry with me, which made me even more upset.

Harvey seemed impatient and ruffled his messy hair. "Listen! Brian's only gone for a while, he'll come back here after the quest is done, and then I have no reason to keep you."

How could I not understand what he was saying? Aside from the sadness that I had to leave Brian, I also had a very intense sense of insecurity, like it was signaling to me that if we parted this time, it would be forever. We will never see each other again.

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