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“I don’t know.” I ran my hand down my face.
* * *
Aweek had passed since I saw Ava. I was still trying to wrap my head around what she’d told me. I’d thought about her non-stop and did as much research on her condition as I could.
I had the day off and was sitting on my patio lounge chair with my laptop when Ella came over.
“Hi, Grayson. Can I go swimming?”
“Hey, Ella. You sure can.” I smiled. “No school today?”
“I already did my online classes.” She jumped into the pool. “No work today?”
“It’s my day off.” I smiled.
She swam for a while, climbed out of the pool, dried herself off, and sat in the lounger next to me.
“What are you researching?” She glanced at my laptop.
“Dissociative Identity Disorder. Someone I know has it.”
“That’s so cool. Can I meet her?”
“How do you know it’s a ‘her?’ I smirked.
“Because if it were a guy, I don’t think you’d be researching it.”
“Do you even know what it is?” I asked.
She stared at me for a moment. “How can you ask that? Of course, I know what it is. I do a lot of brain research.”
“Right. Sometimes I forget what a little genius you are.” I tapped the end of her nose.
“If you’re researching it, then that means you like her.” A smirk crossed her lips.
“She’s a nice girl.” I smiled.
“Then that’s all that matters.”
Sofia walked over with Nicholas.
“Hey, Sof.”
“Hi, Grayson. Ella, you need to go home and get ready. We’re leaving for the dance studio in thirty minutes.”
“Okay, Mom. Thanks for letting me swim, Grayson.” She threw her arms around me.
“You’re welcome, sweetheart. Have fun at the dance studio.”
My phone dinged, and when I glanced at it, I saw a text from Gabriel.
“Lunch? Sebastian is sending food over to the medical center. It’ll be here in thirty minutes. Come join us since it’s your day off.”
“On my way.”
I went inside the house, grabbed my keys, and headed to the medical center. As I walked through the door, I took the stairs up to the second floor. The elevator dinged when I reached the top step, and Ava walked out.
“Hey,” I said as I placed my hands in my pants pockets.
