Jacob
Ten years. It felt like an eternity.
Never thought I'd lay eyes on him again.
I had convinced myself it was a good thing, that those years had brought peace. A fresh start in a new town, a job that paid the bills, and Nathan… steady, kind Nathan… who made me feel safe in a way I hadn’t known was possible.
I had built a life that didn’t involve looking over my shoulder every minute of every f*****g day, waiting for the past to catch up. The nightmares, once deafening, had faded to mere whispers.
But then, on a typical day, class and then hanging around before work.
The sun shone so brightly, as I leaned against the wall outside the hall, lost in my phone, scrolling through texts and replying to Nathan’s messages. Nathan had texted that he’d meet me in school, so he could ta
