Chapter Twelve
In a cruel turn of events, I end up breaking up with Amy in Gerald’s beach house. It took years before I was able to return there, and then, when I finally do, hearts are broken all over again. As if the place is cursed. I’m definitely never going back.
It happens three months after we decided to move in together, and I still haven’t made any efforts to break my lease, or ordered any boxes to start packing. I made several attempts. I have the letter to my landlord ready on my computer, but somehow I can never bring myself to click the print button. Every time I’m about to, a cold fist clenches around my heart, and a little voice starts yammering inside my head: Are you sure, Jodie? That’s a stupid question, of course. If you were, you would have printed, signed and sent th
