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"You have to calhed "This is why I didn’t do it over the phone, but maybe I should’ve" Then he looked atwith oing on!" I said, but I tried to slowof my heart

"We don’t really knohere he went" He had waited for me to calm down a bit, but he kept his eyes fixed on the road, like he was trying really hard not to be distracted by ripped the steering wheel

"Ezra has some ideas because…" He trailed off and rubbed his te way I know that you will, though You always take everything the wrong way If I said, ‘hey you look nice today,’ you’d say, ‘and what I don’t look nice everyday?’"

"Jack, please focus" I wanted to yell at hi on

"Yeah" He quickly glanced at me, but I didn’t understand what he meant so I just stared at him "Yes Peter left because of you Because of what happened, well, al wrong, or there’s anything wrong with you Peter’s just going through his own thing and I don’t know I think he’s just being an ass, but Ezra says…" He trailed off, probably realizing that he hadn’t really said anything but he’d almost said too much

My eyes had welled with tears No matter what Jack said, Peter left because ofthat I had or hadn’t done, and it was devastating Everything about me craved him, and I drove him away

"What did alhed hollowly, and his hand gripped the wheel even tighter "What do you think happened yesterday?"

"I don’t know Honestly, it’s hard to re in his roo this incredible pull towards hi"

I tried hard to focus on what had sent y I could re hi painfully, and I had gotten short of breath

"Stop, Alice," Jack whione alry look that was very reht

"Stop what?" I asked breathlessly He groaned and looked away from me, and I was about press hi horribly across the road

"Ah, hell" Jack gripped the wheel and tried to correct it, but I felt it start to tilt to the side, and he gave me a frantic look