Chp. 22
I took off my clothes and stepped into the shower hoping to collect my thoughts. The warm water did nothing for my mood, but I was able to decide on a course of action. I realized as I stood there that my personal problems, regardless of how bad they were, didn’t matter in the larger scheme of things. I wasn’t going to abandon the people of this realm if I had a chance of saving them. Like it or not, I had a quest that needed to be accomplished. I would do it or die trying.
As far as Ivy was concerned, it was better this way. She was way too pretty to be stuck with me; besides, I was going to outlive everyone anyway, better to do it alone. I would be polite, and keep my feelings buried. I could only hope that eventually they would go away. They had to. Once the mission was over and I gave Brianna’s father the ruby, I could go back to my life and submerge myself in schoolwork. Maybe Mom and Dad would even let me transfer schools so I could play ball.