Daniel Life without Jacob was like a never-ending punishment. It didn’t hit me like a fat brick on the head. No. It was worse than that. It was more like a slow, torturous ache that inched its way into every part of my life, making everything I had to feel like a sad, pathetic lie. I had all the riches, respect, and family one could ask for, but none of it meant s**t without him. The first few months after graduation were hell. I tried playing it cool, somehow trying to convince myself I didn’t need him. That I was stronger than this. Then whatever feelings I had for him… still have for him That I could move on like nothing had happened. But the truth was, I was drowning. Every morning, I’d wake up expecting to hear his voice, to see his smirk, to feel his warmth beside me. Instea

