35 // Whirlwind

Things could not be more awkward. I think we had both underestimated this moment. So much had changed in such a short span of time, leaving us both uncertain about where we stood.

I felt like a complete stranger in my own aunt's home, the couch felt as though it was laden with bricks, it was so uncomfortable.

My chest was so tight, I swore it was going to rupture. I tried to act normal, but I couldn't stop my sweaty fingers from gripping the edge of the couch while I continuously tapped my foot on the tiled floor.

Sy joined me in the sitting room after locking the doors and sat next to me on the couch, leaving space between us. But that still did not stop me from shifting farther away from him even though there was no space on my other side.

"If I knew things were going to be like this... I wish we could go back to the first day we met and just lay everything on the table."

The thickness and roughness of his voice spoke to every part of me, it filled my chest with warmth, and