Jake's POV
I don't know why I just can't speak what is on my mind. I don't understand why I find it so hard to be honest with everyone that I love and care about. I can't tell my mom the truth, though the truth could make her proud of me, but it will put her through some trouble and a lot of stress because she won't be able to find a place that will accept me after what I have done. I can't speak with Emily. I can't mouth all of what I feel when I am around her. I don't know what I want yet, but being strangers is not what I want. I don't want to be strangers any more. I want to be a friend, an acquaintance, anything but strangers. I want anything, anything except the silence, the hatred, the disappointment. I used to believe that Emily might be fighting her heart. I thought that she migh
