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I don’t know if I can

“She did,” I admit

“There you go All you have to do is be h to compromise”

If I want Sloan to even talk to ain, I’ll have to do wayto anyone in my life I’ve never even tried to put soin But I can’t expect ure it out myself

“Mom, what happened with Dad? Why did he leave? I know you loved him”

“I did Or I wouldn’t have given hi, right out of high school He hit thirty…and realized he’d never pursued any of his dreams”

My knee-jerk reaction is that he sounds like a selfish prick But that’sBesides, haven’t I spent all the years he was gettingmy own life?

Yeah And I’m not any better for it I’m a selfish prick, too

“How did you cope after he left?” Because when I realized he was gone for good, I fucking hated him To this day, I can’t wrap my head around the fact he simply walked away We’d been close He’d been involved in ue team, my Scouts I’d idolized him

And he just disappeared

“Because he needed h to bear it”

Her answer bowls , never having a partner to help or support her, simply because he couldn’t and she could? “I don’t understand It’s so unfair to you”

“You kids were h—“if you love so, set it free”

If it comes back, it’s yours If not, it was never meant to be

Fuck