CHAPTER 128

KATHERINE. “Hey, Aunt Vivian.” “Katherine, sweetheart. We're going to be a little bit late. I'm so sorry.” She sounded frazzled and my brows tugged together while I zipped up my backpack. “Oh. Is everything alright?” I asked. “The car just stopped in the middle of the road. Your uncle is trying to fix it, but he's failing, honey. He's failing,” she answered and laughter bubbled out of me. “I heard that,” came Uncle Lander's voice in the background. “Keep going, sweetheart. You got this,” she replied before whispering to me, “He does ‘not' got it. We might end up being a lot late. I'm so sorry. Is that okay?” I bobbed my head, glad that they'd be running late because that meant I could spend more time with Theo before they got here. I was still going to see him during the break but I was still in the phase where I wanted to see him every moment, so sue me. “Yes, yes, it's fine.” “Okay. See you soon,” she said cheerily before hanging up and I heaved a sigh, dropping the backpack