She blinked back the tears filling her eyes. She knew firsthand how hard school had been for a kid that was picked on. She’d lived it. Emotions overwhelmed her. Hope. Sadness. Pain. All of them swirled around in her chest filling her heart to near bursting. She heard the raw honesty in his words. Saw it in his eyes. They had more than most people ever dreamed of, a connection since the first time they met as kids. She struggled to swallow back the knot in her throat.
“Ky—” Her heart ached. Tears burned in her eyes. So much had been suffered by both already.
“Let me finish.” He lowered his head a fraction. “Do you know it broke my heart when you moved away? You never even told me where you were going. You just left.”
“I’m...I’m sorry.” She loved him so much at that moment. He’d told how
