CHAPTER - 19
He broke his gaze with the ground and caught hers.
"Hey," he said. "I was just thinking about that night we went to Joseph's party. You remember that?"
She nodded, her chest deflated, like the light inside her had been suctioned out leaving her a hollow shell of a
human.
"I can't do this, Jenn," she said with a soft, broken
voice. His eyes opened and she stared back at him with wet eyes. "Tm sorry. You should go."
I don't understand," he said, still holding onto her.
"Why? Where is this coming from?"
Unable to hold his gaze any longer, she looked down at
the floor.
"I don't want to hurt you. I want you here, but I can't."
She slid off the bed and he let her go. She wound her arms around herself as tight as she could. Her chest felt like it was gaping open. She had
