Despite where I am standing, I don’t hesitate to answer, stopping stock still. My stomach is in my mouth almost instantly, internal fluttering with nerves and my heart rate elevating as my palms get clammy in a nanosecond.

“Sophie?” I sound crazily breathy, but I am so happy to finally have her call me that I almost lose the ability to talk normally. The rush of Adrenalin and warmness that flow through me have stopped me in my tracks, standing in the middle of the hall as people ...