QUOTE : Am I going to see you again?” she whispered.<br />“Someday.” I hoped.<br />“I don’t want this to be the end.”<br />I dropped my cheek to the top of her head, wishing we had more time and knowing we didn’t. Our futures followed two different paths. Paths that ran in two different directions. Our time at their intersection was over.<br />“Tell me something. Can you look into the future and see us together?”<br />I wanted her answer to be yes. I wanted her to paint me a picture of a future where Sofia Kendrick and Dakota Magee stayed together. Because for all the hours I’d spent trying, I sure as hell couldn’t imagine one.<br />We were a void. An empty, black box.<br />Her frame slumped. “No. Honestly, I’ve tried. But I just can’t see it.”<br />“Me neither.”<br />She sniffled, her chin quivering against my chest. “I hate this.”<br />“So do I.