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“Look at me Look into my eyes and tell me why you don’t want to seeWhat I did You at least owe me that much”

Her eyes locked on his, and her heart took a nosedive “I’ht now”

The moment the words left herthere alone

It was theshe could do, and she knew it She hadn’t given hiiven his when heryes?

Her throat threatened to close Her feet carried her past the room where she was supposed to eat her lunch while she studied She felt lost in the sea of students as she weaved through the no idea who she was anymore, nor why she was there

Maybe she was aothers She couldn’t even bring herself to tell Kaden the truth Instead, she left hio And as usual, she had shelved her feelings so she wouldn’t have to deal with them

Just like her grandfather The thought rang in her head—a warning bell to her weary soul

An e into the pit of her stomach

They shared the saenes She was a part of him, and so it stood to reason the same monster inside of him lived in her How many times had her mother or father compared her to him?

They both found displays of es aside than deal with them They both hid how they felt Heck, he hid froht about it, , too With Cammie, with her friends Maybe it wasn’t all about family first all these years Maybe it was easier not to share her full self with anyone but family

If she had been in an identical time and place as he had been, faced with the same decisions, would she have made the sa side?

Without thinking, Abby turned into Miss Mandie’s office, her guidance counselor plaque staring back at her with judging eyes as she burst inside without knocking

Miss Mandie glanced up at her with soft, green eyes, her dark hair pulled back into a knot at the nape of her neck

“I don’t have an appoint the obvious

A s you to come see me It just so happens I’m on my lunch Go ahead and close the door, will you?” She nodded to the door