Page 56 of The NemeSis

I watchher as she waits for the results to be posted. Any minute now, she is going to find out if she made it into the summer program. I meant it when I told her before I would take her if she didn’t get in. I know it means a lot to her, though.

“It’s here.” Kyra sits back on the couch. Her laptop is open and in front of her.

“Well?” I walk over and sit next to her. “Are you going to open the email?”

“What if I don’t get it?” She reaches for my hand.

“Then I’m going to take you over there myself.”

“What if I do?”

“Then I’m going to spend the summer traveling so I can be around you every minute you’re not busy with the program.” I laugh.

She buries her face in her hands. “Will you open it for me?”

I chuckle as I reach over and move to open the email from her professor. It says congratulations to the following students. My eyes scan down the list to see her name near the bottom. She fucking did it.

“You’ve worked so hard.” I lean in closer and pull her hands away from her face.

She swallows as her eyes move to the screen. “I did it,” she whispers. Kyra turns to face me. “Are you really going to follow me all over?”

“I’d follow you anywhere.”