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My next step faltered when I looked up and caught Graha?"

I let"

"You checked your phone every threeI knohat phone that is, Deac Can’t you keep it in your pants for a couple nights, for Knox?"

A disbelieving huff burst frootten laid in--" I cut off quickly, and tried to think back to when the last time had been "It’s been almost a week"

Graham’s surprise didn’t last "Doesn’tPut the phone away until after the wedding Besides, you’ll probably find a girl there tomorrow"

I followed hi to check o on forever; it had already gone on long enough without soed to

I owned two phones: one for family and friends, another I affectionately called "Candy" for the girls who fell in and out of s easier forwhenOn the other hand, Candy was full of contacts that usually began with "Don’t Answer!" and was a way for girls to feel like they could get in touch with me whenever they wanted, but really only could if I wanted them to I’d been called an asshole for it on enius

Since I’d put the nu over whether or not I would ever hear fro how ured there were three options: She already hadto her as soon as she entered it into her phone--and it would all be over then She would already have my nue popped up from a Don’t Answer contact Or we somehoouldn’t know each other, and this would continuethat is, if she decided to contact me at all

But if I didn’t hear fro back to Ma ready for the wedding

Charlie’s car came into view then, as we turned into the alley of the warehouse, andelse filled me

For a year and a half, all I had wanted was to tell Charlie exactly what I thought of her--what I thought of how everyone treated her I’d thought it would feel like a weight was lifted once I finally did

I’d been wrong

Ever since she’d shut the door four days ago, and I’d left her car only halfway fixed, a nagging feeling had consumed me I’d told ger’s call--because I kneould come But as the days passed, I knew that wasn’t it

It was the look on Charlie’s face after I’d finished laying into her

Acknowledgh my mind on repeat, and each time I saw it, I felt like even h me alked into the warehouse, and I looked over to see Charlie finishing setting up the table She had her head down as people poured inside, trying to be invisible as she always did When she glanced up and caughther, she froze

Her blue eyes piercedme flashed across her face

Maybe if I hadn’t been so da suicide, I wouldn’t have lashed out at her Or maybe that was inevitable Maybe I wouldn’t have felt like shit for doing it if I hadn’t been reading so s I didn’t like it

"Look who’s here," Graham said under his breath "Have you talked to her?"

"Who?" I asked without looking away froirl across the room