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Soleil: I’ Glad you’re safe Kian is cute

I start typing and delete it Kian is cute but he doesn’t do it foraway my phone when the elevator chimes and opens in front of me I feel the color drain from my face when my eyes clash with Mitchell, who’s with the blonde froaze fro into the elevator the er in it I push the nu no one else joinsa little easier when the distance is put between myself and Mitchell

Chapter Twenty-Three

Past

My smile ide as I opened the door for Mitchell, but it fell the moment I saw the look on his face

“What’s wrong?” I opened the door wider and let him walk inside my aunt’s apartment

“We need to talk” He ran his fingers through his hair and dropped his hand with a slap against his waist

“Okay” I shut the door quietly and walked over to hiht say and I truly didn’t want to hear it “What’s going on?”

“It’s just” He exhales and faces aze “We can’t do this anymore”

“What do youunshed tears build in my eyes I took a step forward He backed up

“This We can’t be together You’re leaving to to work”

“Why not?” I frowned “We’re seeing each other on Thanksgiving That’s only a few months away We can probably see each other for Labor—”

“No” His voice held a finality I hadn’t heard before “We had fun this summer I’ll always remember it, but it’s over, Misty”

“But” I blinked, the unshed tears now trickling down my cheeks “But I love you”

He gri away as if I’d slapped hibeneath my feet I was the one who should’ve felt slapped, attacked, completely blindsided He knew I loved him We hadn’t said it, but the way he looked at me, the way he touched me, I knew he loved me He had to

“You love ravelly and uneven “I know you do”