He looked at Emma, Sophia, and Mia. Then he looked at Ben. Then he looked back at me.
"I can't do that." He said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because I have absolutely no idea what any of this means." He said and Ben nodded.
"He's right." Ben said as Jace pointed at him.
"See?" Jace asked and then he walked back out and I shook my head.
"Unbelievable." I said as Emma smiled.
"He's smart." Emma said.
"He abandoned me." I said.
"He knows when to retreat." Emma said.
By late afternoon, I was completely exhausted and I dropped my pen onto the desk.
"I can't do this anymore." I said and Emma immediately softened.
"Okay." She said as Sophia closed her tablet.
"We've been going too far." Sophia said and Mia nodded.
"We can simplify it." Mia said and I looked at them.
"I don't care about havin
