Chapter 31-02
He had said it only a few weeks after her funeral and it had just been... too much. If Nicky hadn't of taken me in that night, I had no idea what I would have done with myself.
It hurt to repeat the words but I managed to stutter them out to Joel. His lips thinned and his eyes hardened, but he nodded, telling me what a big, brave boy I was and how my dad was a liar.
My mom died after being hit by a drunk driver. Joel promised it wasn't my fault; I didn't realize how much I needed to hear that, even if it wasn't exactly true. I didn't want to tell him that the only reason she had been out was because she had been getting last minute supplies from the corner shop for the project I had forgotten to do.
We were due at my sisters at six. Joel cuddled with me, giving me a fresh
