Chapter 16 - Zach
“f**k!” I YELLED, SLAMMING my foot into the wall and kicking hard. I couldn’t believe it; Issy had barely been gone for half an hour before I got a hysterical phone call. I couldn’t keep dealing with this s**t; it was going to make me old before my time. If only she’d listened to me, if only she hadn’t f*****g left when I told her to stay! God damn it, Issy, I thought in frustration. You’re gonna be the fuckin’ death of me, woman.
As quickly as I could, I dressed in a button-down shirt and grabbed a jacket from the hooks by the front door. It was cold outside, and Issy had only been wearing a thin shirt when she’d left. I couldn’t reconcile the strange blend of emotions I felt towards her; it was a weird mix of anger and the urge to protect her. I was still furious at h
