Something Bad Must Have Happened

‘He has to come home eventually, right?’ Giana made a last-ditch effort to convince both herself and Kira. ‘You can ask him then. There’s no point getting yourself so worked up now. Besides, things are just looking up between you two. Maybe you could learn to trust him a little.’ The rational part of Kira’s brain knew Giana was right. Working herself into a lather wasn’t going to solve anything. Besides, the way Austyn handled the issue of Kayleigh proved he wasn’t the type to stray. Kira should learn to have faith in him. But sense and sensibility weren’t always compatible. Right now, her prefrontal cortex, the part in charge of logic and judgement, was taking a back seat to her limbic system, the part controlling emotions. Kira just couldn’t stop herself from worrying. Giana could remain clear-headed and objective because she was analysing this from a bystander’s perspective. Kira couldn’t. Her imagination was running amok. Just because she knew she was catastrophising didn’t mean sh