Chapter 24
August 23rd 2020 Jade, I’m at the Frankfurt airport. I’m finally going home, four years later. Jesy said that I could be her baby’s godmother if I were home for the christening. I let her think that that was the reason why I decided to go back. It wasn’t I keep hearing the lyrics to “Stand Alive,” though it doesn’t help that I have some of the words tattooed on my skin. They made me wonder if I was running away. It came out over a year ago, and I still can’t shake it. When I left, I wasn’t running away. I know that. I needed to leave. I needed to find myself. But I think I found myself pretty quickly after leaving. I’ve been gone for four years, and I think I’ve been running for the past three. I’ve been running away from my mom, scared that now that we have a good relationship, I’ll
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