Iâve got.
I donât know if Iâll be able to keep that promise, but this is my only chance.
With a deep breath, I nod slowly. âI promise not to try to fix you.â
She exhales and I suddenly realize that sheâd been holding her breath.
âYour turn.â
Sheâs hesitating this time. âI promise not to tell lies.â
She holds out her pinkie and I loop mine through it.
âItâs a pact now. Donât break it,â she warns.
I glance at Lila sitting at the table, content with her car.
âAnd what happens if I do?â I ask her.
âI disappear . . .â
Noraâs words cut at me and Iâm terrified by them because I knowâI know without a doubtâthat she means them.