Bab 140: The Kingsleys

Jason POV:

I had this nagging feeling—one that kept me up at night and made me restless during the day—that after graduation, Ella would vanish. She'd slip through my fingers like sand, and I'd be left with nothing but memories of her hoodie-clad sass and that rare, radiant smile I'd been lucky enough to see. That was my fear. What I didn't know was that there was something far bigger looming over us.

After she left the infirmary that day, we kept texting. At first, it was light and playful—her quick wit always left me grinning like an idiot. But as the days stretched into weeks, I started noticing the subtle distance creeping into our conversations. We chatted often, but it wasn't the same as seeing her in person. I missed her more than I cared to admit.