“I can’t leave, Zachili.”

“I’m not leaving!”

Mellow and I blurt out respectively.

“Why is that?” Zachili asks Mellow.

Let’s just say it’s a general question, since it was a general response. So, I reply, “Because I love you.”

“I will be alone,” Mellow says at the same time. Again.

I glare at her. Is she trying to steal my shine?

“I can’t force Oasis to leave here when she’s hellbent on staying by your side. Even if you decide to knock her out, she would only ...