(Danielle)
"You need to find somewhere else to live," I whispered, my eyes flickering from his.
Even I was shocked when I said that.
"Whoa girl," Rexi said. "What's that?"
I frowned as Aaron looked like I had kicked him in the stomach. His face fell, and he looked sad. Really sad.
"What? What do you--" he stuttered, eyes glued to mine.
"I- I wanted you to tell the truth always, but this... everything else that came with it... it is overwhelming, Aaron. I feel like I couldn't breathe. I need some space to process all of this."
He blinked, running his fingers through his hair.
I knew he trusted me now, but the nights I screamed alone, the pain... it all came rushing back, like someone had kicked the door open. And suddenly, it was too hard to look at him and not see the pain, the suf
