73: The Faith Leap

TAYA's POV : At first I thought about jumping down, but then my brain kicked in. Take the damn stairs! My feet turned on their heels instinctively. I was feeling a mix of emotions as I ran down the staircase— angry, happy, confused, relieved, everything all at once. "Judah...?" I stopped as I finally reached the last step down. "Wow, you look amazing," he shook his head from side to side as he studied me, "Love what you did with your hair," It really was him, nonchalant and cool as always. But I was not cool. I couldn't contain it anymore. Tears rolled down my face and my hand went to cover my mouth in disbelief. I wanted to speak but I was rendered speechless. I had so many things I wanted to say. Too many. I wanted to scream and yell at him too. But everything fell away the moment I saw his face again. "Hey, why are you crying?" he said as he closed in on me. His arms stretched out as he was about to hug me, but I quickly stepped back and shoved him away instead. "You left me! You ju