Chapter 10
Hannah debated with herself the whole walk to Percy’s house. Ryan hadn’t tried to contact her in two days. Maybe it had been unrealistic to expect an apology. But she simply couldn’t reconcile the hateful things he’d said to her with the guy she’d come to know. Somewhere, deep down, he’d been doing it on purpose to push her away. She was a convenient target for some other hurt. Or maybe those were more attempts at justification for his behavior. None of it made the situation hurt any less.
She’d ended up breaking down at Maudie Bell Ramsey’s house. Poor Chester had patted her back and offered up a plate of brownies, probably in the hopes that eating and sobbing weren’t compatible. The older woman had tried to get her to talk about it, but Hannah hadn’t wanted to admit how fool
