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“Fuck!” I cursed, not seeing an escape Sloith one foot placed tentatively in front of the other, Iso badly, I almost lost my balance

“What the fuck you are you doing? Do you think Belle would want you to be like this?” he asked, throwing his jacket around my wet shoulders I didn’t respond, unable to talk because I was so fucking cold

He led me inside and sat me down next to the heater, which he ramped up He wrapped blankets around an to return to normal The whole time, I didn’t say a word I just stared blankly at the floor

“Jack, please talk to ed me He tried to reach for my hand but I pulled it away

“I can’t,” I said hoarsely

“She would’ve forgiven you You know that, right? She loved you” He knew? I glanced up at him If he knehat I had done, then why the hell was he here? Why did he care so much about what happened to me?

“I killed her She’s dead, and it’s my fault” I said the words like it was that simple—as if there were no other possible explanation

“It was an accident A tragic accident What you don’t know is that her tire blew out That is what caused her to crash Not you” His words registered in my head I turned to him

“Which tire? Which tire was it?” I asked angrily Luke looked confused, but he answered the question

“The front left Why?” he asked I shook ether had ripped us apart

“The day I ave her a lift home because her tire had a flat The front left tire”

“Jack, you need to pull yourself together You need to do it for Belle The funeral is toret it, you know that”

I nodded I would regret it, but I wasn’t sure if I could say goodbye to her just yet

Chapter Twenty-Two

I glanced around the church, unable to shake the feeling that I didn’t belong there My expression was grim, which matched my mood perfectly There were about thirty people, just close friends and faet me on the list, I had no idea