Chapter 65

• "Funmi, wait."
• I stopped, my hand gripping the cold, metal doorframe, heart racing. It had only been an hour since my mother arrived, and everything had become a blur. The familiar, comforting feeling I had when I was with Cole now felt distant, as if I was standing on the edge of a precipice, unsure whether to jump or walk away.
• "Please, don’t go," Cole’s voice cracked through the silence of the hallway. The tension in his voice sliced through the heavy air between us, pulling at my heart in ways I hadn’t expected.