The heaviness weighs down Malisha, and she wonders how she can feel this much over a bond that was meant to be broken. Sage takes her to a forest, and to ease the awkwardness, she jokes, “Are you planning on killing me?” “Your mother will have my head for breakfast,” Sage replies knowing she is trying to ease the awkward tension. When they reach where Sage wants to take her, she sits on a log in exhaustion. She lets out a sigh, and says, “I hate this.” Sage sits down beside her, and replies, “I know.” “I hate that I still care.” “That doesn’t make you weak,” he says. She turns to him. “Then what does that make me?” “Alive,” he replies. “Then maybe I should be dead then,” she jokes. Sage narrows his eyes at her. Malisha studies him, and asks, “why are you even doing this?”He looks deeply into her eyes, and says, “Because I care.”“Like teachers care for their students?” She asks.“Of course not. I care about you, but I won’t wait forever,” he says.Her eyes widen at his wo
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