*Jessica*

Linc left to make a phone call, and Felix and I had some time together. We sat on the stage, surrounded by the people who had been released from my spell, and were now fast asleep as they worked off our spell.

I couldn’t help feeling ashamed as I looked at our surroundings. All of this could have been avoided if I’d just been able to see what was in front of me. To be willing to acknowledge it was there. To really listen when Felix tried to tell me.

I turned ...