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“Are we still on for to a yawn
“Of course,” I replied “I can’t wait”
“Me neither,” Huntley replied “You drive hoet home, okay?”
“It’s like ten minutes”
“I don’t care I won’t sleep until I get that ain and I knew she’d fall asleep before I even pulled into oodbye before cli up and activating ot Coco settled ona new ro before my eyes dropped closed and the flash of Brody’s face haunted my dreams
The plane touched down at O’Hare International airport in Chicago and I ith a start I was groggy fro at the most My mood had worsened considerably but I chalked it down to why I was here in the first place and told ot this out of the way, the sooner I could go home and crawl back into the darkness and despair that had been my life for the past two months It was easier that way, forHuntley, had become frustrated with my behavior and my need to hide away from the world Too bad I didn’t care They didn’t understand what I had gone through and they sure as hell had no idea what it was like to live in the perpetual darkness that had consumed me I was only a fraction of the person I once was and no one could pretend they knehat that was like
I grabbed the sht with e carousel and made my way out to where the cabs were parked It was late and the sun had just started setting but it felt like I’d been awake for days on end Everything hurt My head,co away at my chest But I was here for a reason, a purpose, and I had to see that through before I allowed rief I hailed a cab and after sliding in, I gave Brody’s address to the cab driver As eaved through the streets, the tall glass buildings whizzing past, it hit me that all of this hat he’d lefthim to leave and chase his dreams, it felt like a slap in the face to know this hat he’d been chasing My stomach twisted and I rubbed at the dull ache I had to do this I needed closure and Brody deserved to know the truth Minutes later, the cab stopped outside an apart and I asked the driver to wait for tento go and if necessary, I needed an escape plan Not that Brody would hurt me I was more worried about the pain I was about to inflict on ed my sweater closer for warmth I was always cold lately but it seemed worse with the cooler temperatures in the city I took the cruiven ed to Brody If I was right, I would’ve been able to see which apart a chance, I counted four floors up and six apartht I lost ainst aWearing nothing but what looked like his pajama bottoms, he still looked as impossibly beautiful as I’d reht and still I missed him fiercely I stared at him for a short while, until a tall blonde came up from behind him and wrapped her arms around him He hadn’t pushed her away, but he hadn’t returned her inti outside on the sidewalk He’d moved on After only twoshort of Hell on Earth for me Just like that, life landed its’ final blow, and as left of my broken heart shattered Tears burnedI’d convincedto deserve this, that this was the price I had to pay for how my relationship started with Brody This was Kar balance after I cheated onTommy beat the crap out of h Brody and the blonde disappeared froe to throw up The acid in rabbed ahold of the nearest garbage bin just in ti liquid spewed fro left but ht left in me, I climbed back into the cab I’d known it was a bad idea to coot on the plane back honored the alarm bells in my head and came anyway And I wasn’t any better off for it The cab driver looked at et the hell out of here and fast I only had one option Jeff Carter
“HELLO?” JEFF’S VOICE cah the phone and I’d never been so relieved to hear it Jeff Carter was Grayson’s older brother by two years, but he was also one ofbut a small part of me had hoped I wouldn’t need to call him
“Jeff? It’s De enough to stop the orks
“Are you okay?” he asked, his tone thick with concern, “why does it sound like you’re crying?”
I ignored his rapid-fire questions and skipped to why I’d called him in my time of need “Are you at home?”
“Yes What happened, Demi?”