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My mom

Eric

My dad

Jason

Even Claire

All of thean had healed ht there, right then--in the middle of the sidewalk It was as if I’d hit a ce an

I couldn’t asped for breath

Holy shit

LOGAN

I couldn’thell Somehow Taylor had just rippedbreathe

"Hey--"

"Stop," I cut the girl off I didn’t want to hear it She was going to cut Taylor down, and I wouldn’t have it

"What?"

I turned and looked down the sidewalk Taylor had kept running, but suddenly she stopped She stood frozen in the middle of the sidewalk I heldshit--that hat I’d been waiting for All these daht there Just that

Taylor saw h an?"

The girl touched my arm, but I moved away I didn’t want her touch I’d been revolted by it as soon as I woke up next to her, and I’d slipped out I hadn’t known she was at theuntil Taylor looked and saw her

I wanted to apologize to Taylor She caught ized She went deep, deeper than anyone else inand instantly wanted to claiainst ainst myself when it came to her Every damn time in class I forced myself not to sink into the chair next to her I forced irls, to hear their annoying co myself to stay away froutted aze away froo after her, ask her why if she could see me she couldn’t be with me

But I didn’t Like every damned day this , and I was starting to hate o to her It was normal to be with her, because she was mine My insides knew it

Because she was stillhell I was in love with her