I feel like I am paralyzed to the spot, I can't move, I just stare at him, he is looking at me with a smile. I never thought that I would ever see him so soon. All the voices and the sounds around me are faded out. I knew sooner or later that I had to tell Connor, but this is way too soon.
"Stacy?" I hear Connor's voice slowly becoming clear in my ear. "Are you okay?" His hand is on the small of my back. I see that uncle Peter has his hand extended out to me but he lets it fall beside him. I turn around immediately and I hurry to the bathroom. I walk through the crowd as fast as I can.
I find the bathroom and I walk inside. I walk to the mirror and I hunch over the basin, holding onto it. I take a deep breath and I exhale, but his face is in my mind.
"Stacy, are you okay?" I hear Ann
