My heart beat so fast inside my chest that I was afraid it might explode and leave my chest altogether. It hadn't been long since I had met him and here he was, keeping me from falling on my butt and embarrassing me even more than I felt. Why was life so cruel to me?
"Watch where you're going next time," he said, his voice slicing right through my heart but I refrained from holding my chest because then he would know that he had an impact on me.
I was supposed to be staying away from him but life kept throwing us in the same direction so many times that all I wanted to do was cry. But crying wasn't an option.
"Luke, are you okay?" Daniel called from behind and Elliot let go of my arm as if it was the last thing he wanted to hold and then he turned to his little sister.
"Come on Em, let's get you that chocolate you wanted and not tell Austin," he was looking at Emani with so much affection as he held onto her hand tightly.
