#Chapter 350: Heading Home

Nina By the time I awoke the next morning, the sun was already creeping through the curtains and casting golden shafts of light across the room. Yawning, I rolled over to see that Enzo was already awake and walking around the room, packing his things back into his bag. “You’re up early,” I grumbled, sitting up and rubbing the sleep from my eyes. He looked up and smiled. “Yeah. I figured we should get an early start.” I sighed, knowing he was right. But there was a part of me that wished we could linger a little longer, put off the inevitable decisions that waited for us on the other side of the portal. We finished packing our things in a mostly comfortable silence, each of us totally lost in our thoughts. I had no way of knowing exactly what was going through Enzo’s mind after last night—his hopes, fears, or even dreams—but I knew that, whatever it was, we would figure it out together. “Hey,” I said gently just before we left the room. I took Enzo’s hand and gave it a