Chapter 24CAIDEN
Waiting at the bus stop for the bus that would take me to cash my check I checked my phone.
BRYSON: I know that vault.
Was entirely my fault.
CAIDEN: Don’t say that.
Just know I didn’t go splat.
My phone rang and I answered it after taking a deep breath. “Hi.”
“Caiden...” he sighed, “Can you tell me why?”’
“I need to save myself. I need to make myself stronger. I don’t want to be a burden.”
“A burden? Do you think you’re a burden on me?”
My answer was complicated, and it clouded my thoughts so much that I wasn’t sure how it would translate to words. “Yes and no. It’s really complex Bry.”
“I want to know, Caiden.” I closed my eyes. I couldn’t deny him the answer, but I didn’t have a complete answer myself.
“Okay.” I relented, “but not over the phone.”
“I’ll wai
