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t love me” It wasn’t a question

Josh’s throat was closing up “Caroline,” was all he could get out

“It’s okay, Josh I understand Thank you for giving iveme feel special for a while”

Josh was paralysed His power of speech had fled He felt like his insides were being ripped out and displayed He couldn’t get his head around anything she said None of it made sense

With a tre smile, Caroline turned and stepped down fro away from him He tried to stop her, but he couldn’t move He kept his eyes on her until the heavy doors of the church swung shut behind her Suddenly his legs wouldn’t hold him anymore He flopped to sit on the platforled to breathe

She was gone

His Caroline was gone

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

“You’re an idiot”

Josh looked up to find his father standing in front of hiht now”

“Do I look like I care?” He sat down on the edge of the platforo?”

“What are you talking about?” Josh felt his anger rise again He wanted to punch soht be him “You don’t like Caroline You don’t wantbut clear about your opinion since you turned up in Scotland”

His dad huffed “I ”

Josh looked at the ceiling Wishing a science fiction portal would open and suck him into another universe One without any of the crap he had to deal with “You ?”

“Fine” His dad grunted with disgust “I rong Happy now? I o She’s a keeper And she loves you”