Chapter31

#Chapter31

I nod and dash off, not wanting to be stalled any longer while James is in my bedroom alone. I rush up the steps and collect myself in a flash before gently opening the door. He is sitting on the bed again with something in his hands. My heart thumps hard when I realize it's the diary. He doesn't look up from the pages when he asks, /"Where did you get this?/"

I feel the door against my back. /"I found it in the house./"

/"Where?/"

Not sure if he is upset or not, I proceed cautiously. /"In the library./"

/"The one that is blocked off by a bookshelf?/" He finally looks up at me, only making my heart race even more. /"You went into a blocked off room and took her—what—her diary? Does that not seem like a boundary to not cross?/"

/"I was upset. I was looking for anything to distract myself. You're the one who just showed up in my bedroom unannounced./"