I’ll call.
He didn’t call until evening.
By then, Selina had apparently convinced the family that I wanted to “punish Rowan” because I slept instead of accepting a video call.
“I should’ve come home,” he said.
“Yes.”
“I should’ve left before dinner.”
“Yes.”
He rubbed his face.
“I don’t know what I was thinking.”
I did.
That was the problem.
“You were thinking your mother would be upset.”
He said nothing.
“And somewhere along the way, avoiding her disappointment became more important than avoiding mine.”
His eyes met mine.
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