Chapter Thirty-Four
Laying on a small patch of grass with Caroline’s hand in mine, I gazed at the vivid blue sky and thick fluffy clouds. I closed my eyes, imagining that I was in 1984 and nothing had changed. I smiled when Caroline’s sweet voice called out a duck and a horse. This was home.
I reached out to the empty space beside me. My heart ached when I touched cool grass instead of Jax. No amount of pretending could take away the fact that time had passed and everything had changed. I wasn’t holding onto a little girl’s hand anymore. Now her hand was the same size as mine. And this time it was Caroline’s hand that squeezed mine, giving me strength.
After leaving campus, we drove to Club Vortex and parked in the back lot. Walking hand-in-hand, we pointed out where the monkey bars and
