Victoire kept her arms firmly crossed in front of her, like maybe it would help her insides stop feeling like they were spilling out onto the floor. She wanted this. She wanted a break. It was what she'd been asking for for ages. So why did it feel like her world was ending?
"Right," she said, nodding and blinking furiously so she wouldn't start crying again. She didn't want him to see that. He had to think she was fine. Then they could both go their own way and see what happened. "So I guess.. I'll see you at Christmas." She shrugged, looking at the floor and biting down hard on her lip.