Chapter 15
Marissa
By the time I finish my shift at Michelangelo's, I’m ready to drop dead. My stomach’s been in knots since Arnie showed up this afternoon, and I’ve just been trying to sweep everything from my mind until I have time to unpack it all.
The trouble with that, is my body is a shaky mess. I want to heave, and I was really looking forward to falling into Gio’s arms at the end of the night.
But he didn’t come.
He’s not here.
And that fact alone is what makes the tears start to fall.
He’s not outside in the parking lot, insisting he drive me home. There’s no message from him on my phone.
I walk to the L station, sniffing, my brain spinning.
Now it’s important to me to remember everything. To look at the puzzle pieces and figure out why Gio’s not here.
I told him to leav
