The cold concrete of the pavement bit into my knees, but I barely felt it. The tears wouldn't stop, choking my throat as all the pain finally took over. I felt completely broken and terrified.
Then, I felt a pair of strong arms wrap around my shaking shoulders.
Ricky didn't try to pull me up. Instead, he dropped right down onto the pavement beside me, completely ignoring the dirty ground and the stares from people passing by.
He pulled me tightly against his chest, letting me bury my face into his shoulder as I sobbed. He didn't say a word at first. He just held me, his large hand gently patting the back of my head while the worst of the storm raged out of me.
"I’m sorry," he murmured softly into my hair, his voice completely stripped of the anger from moments before.
"I'm so sorry,
