Elián;
I try.
I swear I try to stay in the room like Zephan told me to… for three whole minutes.
I pace, I sit, I stand…lie back down…
Stare at the door like it's personally offending me by being closed.
How am I supposed to sit here calmly when Alana is finally here??
My Alana.
My comfort person. My big sister in everything but blood. The girl who knew me before I even knew myself.
How am I supposed to stay out and away from her?? All day, both brothers kept interrupting my time with her. I couldn't tell if it was deliberate or not.
And now, Zephan—God bless his heart—is acting like keeping me locked away is the new law of the universe.
Like it's an absolutely normal thing to do.
Since when did they start prohibiting me from stepping out of the room??
"It's just for a moment, Elián," he'd said after they tucked me back into bed like a fragile pastry.
"Rest. Don't leave the room. Promise me." He added while I just gawked at them.
Promise me.
