Chapter 309: A Confession No One Asked For
The moment the door clicked shut behind the others, silence folded itself into the room like an unexpected guest.
Sophia blinked after Laia, Joren, Nia, Cat, and Dren as theyleft. She fully expected Micah to follow them.
He didn't.
He lingered awkwardly near the foot of her bed, shifting his weight from one leg to the other like a man waiting for a punishment he volunteered for.
Sophia narrowed her eyes.
"…Why are you still here?"
Micah jerked at the question. He cleared his throat once, then again, then a third time like he was warming up to embarrass himself.
"I, uh… I have something to say."
That immediately put her on edge. Micah wasn't usually nervous. He wasn't the type to fidget, and he definitely wasn't the type to stay behind after everyone else left unless someone was dying or crying or both.
Sophia straightened slightly against the pillows. "Okay… what is it?"
