I closed the door to Dae’s study, feeling more deflated than I had hoped to feel. I knew that I was going to have to deal with my emotions and I was going to have to do it soon, especially if I planned to do and see Dae. I had no idea what mood he was going to be in, but I decided that it would be best for me to approach with caution. I doubted that there would be much that he would be able to do to that would upset me, but I needed to be prepared for anything, especially with the current state of my emotions. My father had already left the study a few minutes ago, but I had taken a few extra minutes to stay inside, just so that I could work through everything that had happened, and I still felt like I didn’t know what to do. But I knew. Deep down, I knew what it was that I needed to