Chapter 20

“If you want to find her, you have to take me back to that day, okay?” I jerked my head to the right certain I had felt something move behind me but saw nothing. The walls were just walls again but the heat was still there. “Barrett, where were you before the accident?”

I felt my hands grip the crystal; I could feel its smooth edges, feel its coolness. I thought of water, the pull of the ocean against the sand.

“I’m in love with you.” I said, looking up from the sand and seeing Barrett standing there. The sun was blazing behind me, he was golden and magnificent. “Barrett,” I reached out for him. It looked like he was going to speak, I moved closer. The cool edges of the crystal had begun to turn warm and I was certain that this time something was behind me. “Where were-”