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The bastard remained et a reaction fro stone with zero emotion

I sniffed, unable to believe him Frustrated, pissed, and heartbroken, I spun away and stormed down the apartment hall

I made it around the corner and into the stairwell before I slid down onto the top step and bawled, burrowing my face into my hands as the misery consumed me

The Knox I’d knoould’ve found me He wouldn’t have been able to handle ged ain

But the stranger I’d just walked away from stayed away

So I cried even harder because it was finally hitting one

I hated the days she came late Actually, I hated it when she couldn’t show at all But those didn’t happen very often Usually, her family paid her as much attention as my family paid me, and she could co

But I always stressed through every hour she didn’t show What if she was hurt, or her faed heraround withthat it ive up on ine the future, and it didn’t just have me in it I had to think about her And a future with her in it looked sad, because I had no idea how to take care of her

Before, the idea of just being a drifter and picking up any spare job I found would’ve been fine Now, though, now I needed soh to take care of both of us if I had to No way in hell was I going to turn out likeher break her back to bring in all theto be a man City could be proud to call hers

Which only freaked me out more, because I had no idea how to beco, jerking me from my panic, I jumped up, relieved The dock swayed under me as I loped down the rarinned as soon as she cleared the trees in her sandals and shorts and short-sleeve shirt Her hair was bound up in a ponytail today, but I knew I could have it down and in my hands before the afternoon was over

"Hey," she said back, though her voice sounded distracted and her gaze seeed herself, I frowned

"What’s wrong?"

She was shaken I didn’t think I’d ever seen her this upset before, like scared and troubled upset