"Don't!" She was angry and a bit scared.
Sylvan Cheney fell silent, not making a sound.
Suddenly, the air was steeped in silence.
Jasmine Yale got scared, in the darkness she grabbed his arm, "Don't send me away, I won't skip classes anymore, I won't run away..."
The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she sounded, her voice growing lower and choking with sobs.
Was he joking with her or was he serious?
He still said nothing, Jasmine Yale panicked, starting to cry.
"...," Sylvan Cheney reluctantly replied, "If you get into high school, I won't send you away."
"Really?"
"Mhm."
Jasmine Yale instantly cheered up; this wasn't difficult, she wouldn't be sent away!
"You can't joke with me like this in the future, I'm the girl you tricked into coming back, you have to take responsibility."
"It's my responsibility now?" Sylvan Cheney curled his lip into a smile, when clearly she had been the one happily following behind him, going home.
