*Arealla*

I watched as Jason left with more than just a little dejection inside of me. I had really wanted this to work; I had hoped that it would work.

And more than that, I now knew that there were not many other options that I had.

I took a deep breath. I wouldn’t let this get me down. I needed to focus and rethink in order to get to a solution. So, with that resolve in mind, I turned and headed back to the room.

For the first time, I took a look ...