First message
Sixty-three days. Not one reply.
You spot him in the hallway and tell Maya, "I'll be right back." Then a bathroom door clicks shut and I finally have him cornered
"You ran," you say "Sixty-three days, Cain. I messaged you. I watched you read them."
He doesn't flinch"I know."
"Then say something. Tell me it's the pact, tell me anything—"
"It's not the pact." He drags a hand through his hair."Every seventeen dawns and dusks, a life. If I break the terms, it takes the person I love most. Giuseppe had that spot." A pause. "Now it's you."
My heart cracks and I hate it. I slide down the tiles, back against the wall, and he just stands there"Why won't you let us try? One try. If I'm in danger anyway, let it be for something."
"You'd lose .. I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself." he said crying slightly
"So would you… Please, Cain." you say looking up at you with hope
He offers me his hand to get up from the floor, pulling you up and kissing you deeply “okay.. we will do this together”