#Chapter 320: The Results

Olivia The envelope sat on our kitchen counter, unopened but not forgotten. Its presence seemed to suck the air out of the room. I looked at Nathan, who had been staring at it since we walked in. “You wanna be the one to open it?” he finally asked, his voice filled with a combination of both curiosity and caution. I chewed on my lower lip and thought heavily for a moment, my eyes flicking back to the envelope as I weighed the options. “You know, I think we should wait for Layla,” I finally said, after deciding that doing it now wouldn’t be right. “We should all be here for this, don’t you think?” Nathan met my gaze, his eyes searching mine. “You sure?” “I think it’s the right thing to do,” I said. “It affects all of us, not just you and me. I think she’d want to be here to hear the results in person.” He nodded, a look of relief washing over his face, almost as though he was more happy than anything to put it off for a little while longer. “Alright,