Aurora Magazine 2020

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“I’ve missed you too. I’ve been waiting for you to come back to

me for so long.”

Logan presses his lips to my temple as the elevator starts to rumble and the lights flicker. I blink as the lights come back on. I open my eyes and I’m standing back where I was, in the back of the ball room. Sophie and Logan’s dance is just ending. The others join them as the crowd descends on the dance floor. None of that just happened? It was all in my head? I feel my chest begin to tighten, my heart pound, and I can’t breathe. I rush out of the ballroom and into the main lobby. I nearly collapse at the bottom of the marble steps leading up to the other ballrooms. I try to catch my breath and calm myself, trying so hard not to cry. I can feel the tears coming. My eyes are starting to burn. “Cassie? Are you okay?” I lift my head. Logan is crouched in front me at eye level. “Cass?” I don’t answer immediately. I stare at him, perplexed. ”I.. Um… What are you..?” “I was on my way out to get some air and saw you sitting here. What’s wrong?” I shake my head, “I’m alright. I guess I just needed some air, too.” The look of concern melts from his face, revealing that familiar killer smile. For the first time in far too long, I feel calm. The tension that ravaged my shoulders has loosened. It’s a strange sensation, no longer wanting to punch him square in the jaw. I feel a smile forming on my lips. It was gone, the anger and spite that I had been holding onto. It was nowhere to be found. The moment when I went to the elevator purged me of all the negative emotions. Logan offers me his hand. “Come on.” I take in a deep breath and smile, taking his hand.

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