CELESTINE's P O V

‘‘Shall I send you back to the Maxwell Family?’’ Sean questioned me, and when I didn't respond, he called out my name in an attempt to get my attention again. ‘‘Celestine…?’’

‘‘No…’’ I shook my head. ‘‘I don’t want to go home…’’

My response seemed to catch Sean off guard a little bit. ‘‘If that's the case, then where do you want to go?’’

As I stared out the window, I couldn't help but let out a sigh. ‘‘I want to go back to Staten Island…’’

‘‘Staten Island?’’ he queried to which I responded in the affirmative. He didn’t say anything more as he simply turned...