[Vereena]
I didn't know why I want him to stay, but Callum said nothing. He just stared at me for a moment, his face suddenly relaxes before he sat down, taking his place right next to me.
A comfortable blanket of silence wrapped around us. The solemn cadence of his breathing is somehow lulling me to sleep. Peculiarly, in spite of what he did over a month ago, his physical proximity helps me relax and makes me feel completely secure. Edric was right about one thing, though. He did regret it.
I mean, if he wanted to teach me how to swim, he could have taught me properly and not treated me like I am some criminal needing some grave punishment. I'm willing to learn, he could have just told me to.
