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I keep seeing the hurt on Kaylee's face.
Like I ripped her heart in half.
I was sure I was right. That hurting her was a necessary evil. That she shouldn't be with me much less love me.
But the more I drive, the less sense it makes.
Chapter Forty-Eight
KAYLEE
Irest my head against the window and watch the clouds roll by.
It's strange. I'm empty. But my thoughts have nowhere to go.
My head is only more of a mess.
Brendon insisting I shouldn't love him.
Emma calling me a liar.
Grandma promising she's fine.
I pull out my Kindle and try to read. The words are fuzzy. They're nothing. They're pointless.
This isn't happening.
I find my journal—the one he bought for me. And I put my purple pen to the page.
None of this makes sense.
I let my thoughts pour from my fingers.
And I don't stop until I don't feel anything anymore.
Chapter Forty-Nine
KAYLEE
Mom is waiting at baggage claim.
Her eyes are puffy. Red. She's been crying.
From the way she's looking at me, I'm pretty sure mine are the same.
Fuck.
I knew things might be bad.
But not this bad.
Mom makes small talk.
And I let her.
Until we take an early exit.
She turns on an unfamiliar street.
