The boy's heart was now beating rapidly as he could not figure out what was in the girl's mind. She was simply looking in his eyes silently, not even responding to anything what Jacob said.
"Isa? Please say something." Jacob placed his hand on the girl's shoulder and the girl blinked a little looking at the boy's hand that was touching her shoulders. A wave of several emotions were roving in her head and she was not in a condition to articulate a single word.
She turned to look back at the boy and looked directly in his eyes. "I am sorry; I have to go." The girl looked miserably in the boy's eyes and then turned to look at the door, unlocking it.
Jacob looked at the girl in disbelief. "But Isa wait.... please don't go. "he held the girl's arm tenderly, trying to prevent her from going.
