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Every since the day that Coop died, I feel like I’ve been struggling to find His death kills me daily We weren’t as close as we had been four years ago Between things picking up at CS and our ia, ere just too busy I regret that daily I know I looked stupid for running, but I couldn’t stay Not when I’d lost the one person who’d had irls--especially Melissa--but so them one hundred percent of Emersyn To this day, the only ones who knohole story are Axel and…well, Coop

I’uys know bits and pieces, but they don’t know everything Axel made me a promise the day I met hiain I’ll never forget his words

"We all have our battles We get past the one foot in front of the other Looking back doesn’t do anything but make it hurt a little more"

So that’s what I did I did it for four years as I worked for the boys and then I did it again when Coop gave his life and saved ain

One foot in front of the other

"You have a lot of nerve, Maddox Locke," I deadpan

He takes his eyes off the road and levels nature shut-the-hell-up glares They don’t work onby a string of desire for years now I prayed that he would just look atht in and save the day

"What do you want froame with you?!"

He ignoresless But it does nothing but fuel my fire How dare he!

"Four years, you idiot! I all but handedwas a freaking bow and a cherry on the top! Four stupid years I wanted you And now… What is this now? I’h for you, but you still wantet

"Answer

"I hate you!" I exclai the taste of those words from my mouth when directed him I don’t hate him and I probably never could I’m not really sure what that says about me at this point

I have to hold on to the dash when his car suddenly swerves to the shoulder and co halt He doesn’t move to face me Hell, he doesn’t move at all He just faces forith his white-knuckle grip on the wheel and his chest h his nose