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"You walk away, you lose everything"

"It’s a risk I’ to take"

He stares at me, and it seems to hit hi your life, you’re taking mine"

"No," I say, as softly as I can over the sound of this rain "I’ you a chance to have your life how you truly want to live it"

"You walk, I’ll fight you I’ll take your apart htens "You’rehim further I don’t need to;any of this," he screa what’sas much as I can in before he decides it’s all his

"I can and I will," he barks, lunging forward as I take my laptop off the desk

He snatches it froot back to the apartment with a heart full of determination only to have that ripped frory He’s desperate not to lose the co he can toin and I lean down, lifting her intoI don’t need any of this anyway"

I closearound the vast space one last time Tears prick my eyes as the reality of the situation sinks in I’ myself out into the world with no way back I’ll have to work; I’ll have to do everything onto make my life hell, but it can’t be any worse than the idea of spending the rest ofstone to success

I deserve this

"Goodbye, Jacob," I say, staring at him

I don’t love Jacob I don’t even really like Jacob anymore, but there was once a tis to feel sory face He’s furious athell, but I’ve no doubt that some day in the future he’ll thankand I’ wet by the time I arrive at Kelly’s place I didn’t realize until I stepped out the door that I really have nowhere to go My father is going to take Jacob’s side, andto be left with nothing because ofextra hard to et uess I’ll have to find so to help , but I need so for the last hour, not because I regret , Jacob, my father,time and it’s never easy to step out of your comfort zone, even if it’s for the best

I knock on Kelly’s door It takes his it open, I’ and must look like a drowned rat I know my eyes are puffy and my face is red The moment Kelly looks at round and look around hi on his couch drinking and watching a gaeand falling as I do I land on the sand at the bottom with a thump and cry out loudly

"Shit, Avery," Kelly yells