Chapter 15
Annika
While waiting for Kenzie to meet me outside, I was mindlessly humming along to the song on the radio in my car. It was a familiar song, and as my brain unintentionally recalled the lyrics, it triggered a moment of karmic introspection, which had become a rare occurrence these days. I had worked my ass off to meticulously curate the life of my dreams, piece by f*****g piece. But, in the blink of an eye, it had all turned to dust, and what awaited me was a crossroads. Behind me, remnants of the fool’s paradise I had created were scattered about, and I saw myself traversing through the desolation as the light around me gradually faded. As I journeyed further in the opposite direction, something caught my eye, and I realized it was the shadow of Jeffrey Hollands, only he
