CHAPTER 40
MIAIt had been two long and tortuous weeks since Mom’s surgery. Since my chat with Melissa, I had barely seen her. She seemed to be ignoring me, as she had come over to see Michael once in the morning, when I was at the hospital, but that was it. As far as I knew, she was living it up with Mason in his luxury apartment, acting like things were perfect, acting like the perfect girlfriend, like I had at one point.
But I would continue to ask Michael about her every now and then. I didn’t want her to end up like I had. When I saw the signs, I’d make sure she knew them, too, no matter how much she didn’t want me to butt into her amazing relationship. I would because I cared about her even though I shouldn’t.
I sat across from Michael at a restaurant, feeling like a fraud. I hadn’
