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understood, but I don’t.” Finn sighed resignedly. “I can say that I am disappointed.”
“I’m sorry,” I said meekly.
“You shouldn’t be sorry.” He ran a hand through his black hair and looked at me again. “I won’t be going to school anymore. It seems unnecessary, and I don’t want to disturb your studies. You should at least get an education.”
“What? Don’t you need one?” My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach as I realized that this might be the last time I saw Finn.
“Wendy,” Finn gave a small humorless laugh. “I thought you knew. I’m twenty-years-old. I’m done with my education.”
“Why were you…” I trailed off, already figuring out the answer to my question.
“I was only there to keep track of you, and I’ve found you.” Finn dropped his eyes and sighed. “When you change your mind…” He hesitated for a moment. “I’ll find you.”
“You’re leaving?” I asked, but it made sense.
“You’re still here, so I am too. At least for awhile,” Finn explained.
“How long?”
“It depends on things.” Finn shook his head. “Everything about your situation is so different. It’s hard to say anything with certainty.”
“You keep saying that I’m different. What does that mean? What are you talking about?”
“We usually wait until changelings are a few years older, and by then, you’ve already figured out that you’re not human,” Finn explained. “When the tracker comes to find you, you’re relieved and eager to go.”
“So why did you come for me now?” I asked.
“You moved so much.” Finn gestured to the house. “We were afraid that something might be the matter. So I was here, monitoring you until you were ready, and I thought you might be.” He exhaled deeply. “I guess I was wrong.”
“Can’t you just ‘persuade’ me to go along?” I asked, and some part of me hoped he could. I really did want to go with him.
“I can’t,” Finn shook his head. “I can’t force you to come with me. If this is your decision, then I’ll have to respect it.”
I was turning down any chance at getting to know my real parents, my family history, and spending more time with Finn. Not to mention my abilities, like persuasion, which Finn had promised there would be more of as I got older. On my own, I’m sure I’d never be able to master or understand them.
We looked at each other, and I wished he wasn’t so far away from me. I was wondering if it would be appropriate if we hugged when the door to my bedroom opened.
Matt had come in to check on me. As soon as he saw Finn, his eyes burned. Quickly, I jumped up, moving in front of Finn to block any attempts that Matt would have at killing him.
“Matt! It’s okay!” I held up my hands.
“It is not okay!” Matt growled coming into my room. “Who the hell is this?”
“Matt, please!” I put my hands on his chest, trying to push him back away from Finn, but it was like trying to push a brick wall. He reached over my shoulder, pointing at Finn as he yelled. I glanced back at Finn, and he just stared blankly at my brother.
“You have some nerve!” Matt shouted.. “She is seventeen-years-old! I don’t know what the hell you think you’re doing in her room, but you’re never doing anything with her again!”
“Matt, please, stop!” I begged. “He was just saying goodbye! Please!”
“Perhaps you should listen to her,” Finn offered calmly.
His composure really pissed Matt off. He was yelling at Finn, and he wanted him to react. Matt’s night had been horrible, too, and he didn’t want some kid in here defiling me. Finn’s only reaction was to stand there, cool and collected, and Matt wanted him too scared to ever go near me again.
Matt actually knocked me out of the way, and I fell backwards onto the floor. Finn’s eyes flashed darkly at that, and when Matt pushed him, Finn didn’t move an inch. He just glared down at my brother, and I knew that if they fought,
“I’m sorry,” I said meekly.
“You shouldn’t be sorry.” He ran a hand through his black hair and looked at me again. “I won’t be going to school anymore. It seems unnecessary, and I don’t want to disturb your studies. You should at least get an education.”
“What? Don’t you need one?” My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach as I realized that this might be the last time I saw Finn.
“Wendy,” Finn gave a small humorless laugh. “I thought you knew. I’m twenty-years-old. I’m done with my education.”
“Why were you…” I trailed off, already figuring out the answer to my question.
“I was only there to keep track of you, and I’ve found you.” Finn dropped his eyes and sighed. “When you change your mind…” He hesitated for a moment. “I’ll find you.”
“You’re leaving?” I asked, but it made sense.
“You’re still here, so I am too. At least for awhile,” Finn explained.
“How long?”
“It depends on things.” Finn shook his head. “Everything about your situation is so different. It’s hard to say anything with certainty.”
“You keep saying that I’m different. What does that mean? What are you talking about?”
“We usually wait until changelings are a few years older, and by then, you’ve already figured out that you’re not human,” Finn explained. “When the tracker comes to find you, you’re relieved and eager to go.”
“So why did you come for me now?” I asked.
“You moved so much.” Finn gestured to the house. “We were afraid that something might be the matter. So I was here, monitoring you until you were ready, and I thought you might be.” He exhaled deeply. “I guess I was wrong.”
“Can’t you just ‘persuade’ me to go along?” I asked, and some part of me hoped he could. I really did want to go with him.
“I can’t,” Finn shook his head. “I can’t force you to come with me. If this is your decision, then I’ll have to respect it.”
I was turning down any chance at getting to know my real parents, my family history, and spending more time with Finn. Not to mention my abilities, like persuasion, which Finn had promised there would be more of as I got older. On my own, I’m sure I’d never be able to master or understand them.
We looked at each other, and I wished he wasn’t so far away from me. I was wondering if it would be appropriate if we hugged when the door to my bedroom opened.
Matt had come in to check on me. As soon as he saw Finn, his eyes burned. Quickly, I jumped up, moving in front of Finn to block any attempts that Matt would have at killing him.
“Matt! It’s okay!” I held up my hands.
“It is not okay!” Matt growled coming into my room. “Who the hell is this?”
“Matt, please!” I put my hands on his chest, trying to push him back away from Finn, but it was like trying to push a brick wall. He reached over my shoulder, pointing at Finn as he yelled. I glanced back at Finn, and he just stared blankly at my brother.
“You have some nerve!” Matt shouted.. “She is seventeen-years-old! I don’t know what the hell you think you’re doing in her room, but you’re never doing anything with her again!”
“Matt, please, stop!” I begged. “He was just saying goodbye! Please!”
“Perhaps you should listen to her,” Finn offered calmly.
His composure really pissed Matt off. He was yelling at Finn, and he wanted him to react. Matt’s night had been horrible, too, and he didn’t want some kid in here defiling me. Finn’s only reaction was to stand there, cool and collected, and Matt wanted him too scared to ever go near me again.
Matt actually knocked me out of the way, and I fell backwards onto the floor. Finn’s eyes flashed darkly at that, and when Matt pushed him, Finn didn’t move an inch. He just glared down at my brother, and I knew that if they fought,
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