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I was going to

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

Dr Perry was so ecstatic with n the talk I needed to have with Abbi and Dary

“There are two things I want you to do,” he said “Both are incredibly i process First off, I want you to dedicate one day a week to grief”

My brows pinched “Like, the whole day?”

“Not the whole day, unless you feel like you need that,” he clarified “It can be just an hour or several hours What I want you to do on that day is spend ti your friends Look at old pictures, visit their social media accounts if they’re still available, write about them I want you to think about thes Do you think you can do that?”

I could It would be hard, especially looking at their pictures and seeing their last posts, but I could do it

“Grieving the to do, especially for you Mainly because you feel a responsibility tohat happened And it’s never easy grieving the deaths of those who ultimately played their own role in their deaths” He rested his arer and uncertainty orking with families of those who have overdosed What you need to remember, at the end of the day, is that these people were your friends No matter what happened, you cared about therieve them”

Nodding slowly, I said, “I can do it”

“What day?” he immediately followed up

“Us?” I also thought Sunday evenings were kind of depressing anyway

“Sounds good The second thing I want you to do is actually a commitment”

I raised a brow

“By the end of the year, I want you to visit their graves”

My stoht

A syraves, it’ll be very final, but I think that for you, it’s necessary You were unable to attend their services Visiting their grave siteclosure”

Pressure clamped down on my chest, but I nodded “I can do that”

Because I had to

Because I had ust 19 define my life or wreck it

I was full of nerves at lunch, but I forced na but just looked like a lu next tosouys about the best hydrating drink or so

It was the perfect opportunity

“So, u to eat after school?” I asked Abbi and Dary, sounding as aard as if I was asking someone out on a date

Dary’s eyes ireat” She glanced over at Abbi “I don’t have plans”

“I don’t know” Abbi was peeling apart her lasagna with her fork “I don’t think I’ll be hungry”

Dary’s shoulders deflated

I was prepared for this “We could go to the s Abbi could never turn down a fresh s like that”

Abbi’s face was hard, but her gaze lifted to mine My lower lip trembled as I leaned forward and whispered, “Please I really want to talk to you guys”

Her jaw softened, and I held ht she’d shoot me down, but then she nodded “Okay”