Five eclipses, for the year Tae counted so far. That’s probably how many times this Gabriel person had tried to take Nebula. Three solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses. So why didn’t he take her when he was in their apartment those months ago? And why not in August? There was another one then.
Another birthday they missed. Would he ever be there on her actual birthday? Or her his? Were they constantly going to be like this?
He knocked on their door, even though he knew she would not answer. It’s been four months since he’s seen her. Since she’d screened his calls. Since he had been staying in here. Six months since Molly.
And six months since Jon was on their bed.
Four months since he’d found out she kissed Jon.
Four months since he’d hit Jon across the face.
Four months since he t
