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He’s gone Mason is gone, and he’s never co back

The realization hits one second; I cruround the next

Chapter 23

Lark

I buryto an end

I know it isn’t, but God, it feels like it is It feels like every good thing has been burned away, every hope and drea ash behind I swear I can taste it, bitter in my mouth

“I’m sorry,” Aria says with a sniff “I’m so sorry, honey”

I hiccup, coround besidecircles At least I’

“I want to be alone,” I say, shifting away from my sister “Please”

“Are you sure this is what you want, Lark?”

“Yes I just need…a few minutes by myself”

“No, I don’t , liquid sniff

I glance up, shocked to see tears wetting Aria’s red cheeks Her skin always turns cherry red when she’s upset It’s one of the hazards of being a redhead and the reason Aria usually stubbornly refuses to cry except at funerals or other legitiic moments

So why is she crying now? When she got what she wanted, and proved beyond a doubt that she was right about Mason all along?

“What do you mean?” I ask thickly

“I ate and the front yard beyond “I know Mason lied, and I can’t believe he hid his plans to go to New York fro the truth Maybe he has changed”