Kat:
I stood in the bathroom, staring at the door Blaze had just tried to storm through. My heart was racing, my hands trembling. The air felt thick, like I could drown in it. I was shaking so bad I had to lean on the counter. The mirror didn’t lie—I looked wrecked. Red eyes, tear-stained cheeks, lips trembling with the weight of everything I hadn’t said.
I couldn’t keep doing this.
I needed to tell him.
Everything.
Even if it shattered me. Even if he didn’t stay. Because he deserved the truth. He didn’t deserve that look I gave him when he poured his whole heart into my hands and I let it slip through.
I washed my face, barely feeling the cold water on my skin. I brushed out my hair, threw on the hoodie he always stole from me, and stepped out into the apartment. “Blaze?” I called s
