Sad moment

Some part of me stung to imagine leaving papa here. My lip trembled as I thought about Aleksander's offer. There were some conflicts between us but I wasn't going to reject it. "Yeah I think I would like that", The corner of my lip twitched for him, but I just couldn't manage a smile for him right now. Aleksander's shoulders sagged with relief. His hand jerked forward before stopping to curl into the fist against his side. I itched to reach out and take his hand , but I couldn't scratch that right now. I wasn't ready. "Thank you", Aleksander stepped closer, once again holding the umbrella above me. "I have the car waiting. It will be nice and warm in there; and dry", He spoke. I felt inwardly happy when I heard his words. I had been planning on taking a cab home, so the promise of a warm car ride to dinner was so amazing. "That sounds nice", We shared another long glance before I broke eye contact and looked at the freshly turned earth bunny feet. As I walked to the car, I slowly remem