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"I jerked you around," I blurt out "I didn’t give you a chance"

"Yeah," he says "I know"

And it’s aard and I hate it, but I have to accept it because I’ hat’s left Because that’s what my psychiatrist told me to do So I almost hold outon, but even I’h to kno stupid that would be

So I force a smile at him and continue my way down the hall

"Hey, Parker?"

I pause

"I’ll see you in the fall," he says "I et so in theatto say We stay like that for a oing and I’m alone, like I’ve wanted forever, except that’s not really true because Mo forforI can do about the past

"Recovery" is going to be boring and painful and painfully boring, I can already tell Which is good, I guess

I hope it works

THE END