Shantel’s POV
I sat down on the floor. And I cried like I had lost all hope. It had been long that I broke down this much, but now I could not help it. My chest was hurting so bad. And I could hardly breathe.
I didn’t want to think about it. But as I said those words. It felt like it ripped my heart open.
Izzy’s voice came sharp, shaky. “Took you? Who?!”
Sarah stood frozen where she was. She held her hand on her mouth like she had to block her scream. Her eyes were wide open. I thought that they were going to fall out.
I cleaned my face. In a rough way with the sleeves of my hoodie. I was tired of crying. Crying had done nothing for me in my life. But I could not stop. It kept on coming out of my eyes like I held it in for too long.
“I swear. I wasn’t… I wasn’t hiding from you,”
