Chapter III
I MADE SURE TO AVOID Anthony for the following days, which somehow turned into weeks. I was terrified of seeing him, not because of my complete freeze, or my flight or fight reaction. Those would fade, given enough time. What scared me was our new found closeness. Anthony was the ultimate bad guy in my long and complicated love life.
I simply couldn’t handle an Anthony who was suddenly all transparent and warm and who was now giving me everything I’d needed when we’d first met. It was too little, too late, and I didn’t want to deal with the anger and pain it stirred up inside me. I had enough anger going out in waves towards both Louis and Seth; I really could do without a fresh target.
Anthony had tried calling and texting me. I answered with radio silence, hoping he’d get
