Chapter 59. Pains from the Past

Owen’s POV

The sun was beginning to set and I hadn’t stepped out all day. I was all alone in my room. Others were paired but no one wanted to share a room with me. This wasn’t usually a problem. I liked the peace and quiet that always came with being alone but not today. The silence was deafening. The teacher had said everyone could go sightseeing but I had come to my room instead which was a very big mistake.

All I could think about was what transpired between me and Genevieve yesterday. I had thought the kiss was a good idea but thinking back now, I had probably startled her. But after that, I confessed my feelings to her. It took me a lot of courage to do that but what happened in the end?

"She ran away," I mumbled to myself, staring at the ceiling as I sighed again. Why did she run away though? Did I scare her? Was she scared of me? There was only one way to get all the needed answers to my question and that was to find her. I stood up from my