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"Here?" I asked, knowing my stay of execution was over Asthat had to do with hi excuses for shredding me

"Maybe so to a side of the ruins currently unoccupied by our class

He checked back at least five ti hiiant Buddha, who looked so peaceful I envied him that

"Okay," Landon said and took a deep breath His mouth opened and closed a couple times while we stood there, eyes locked "God, I had this all planned out, and now it’s all just…gone I’d alotten the effect you have onabout us is past tense"

"I know I hurt you," he said softly

"You did," I agreed, trying to block out the iht up--the tears, the devastation, the groveling to get some semblance of my life back

He rested his hands on top of his head, the tattoos on his ar with the motion For a brief iven each other…the one I’d i I can say to take back what happened with us"

"There’s not" That sounded strong Good Keep it up

"For fuck’s sake, Rachel Could youfor a week to get you alone--to get you to listen toacid in my throat--the hurt I’d worked to lock away Why couldn’t he just leave led to build? Couldn’t he see how hard this was for me?

"Because I want you to understand," he pleaded

"Why is it so important to you? It’s been years Years, and you never once tried to contact ed it--not because you had soe of heart" Because if he’d coeon--I would have ive him some kind of convenient absolution just because he didn’t want things to be aard