Sophia

I looked calmly up at Elijah, who was staring at me with a surprised expression. On the inside, though, I was the furthest thing from calm.

Was he…serious?

“U-um,” he stuttered, blinking at me.

I frowned. “If you’re not free, just go wherever you were going.”

It was taking him too long to answer, and I lost the courage I’d had when I opened the door. I’d waited so long, because I didn’t want this to be another of his pranks, and I managed to psych myself up for it. But of course, how could it not be a joke?

“Wait!”

I was turning around to close the door...