Chapter Two
Jake
I wish it was easier to get through to her that I’m not going anywhere. Every time something is wrong and I try to help her, she does this, pushing me away, trying to ‘make my life easier’ by getting away from me. But it’s not easier this way, it makes me worry about her more. And these last few weeks, she’s been different, something’s wrong, and she won’t let me help her.
Shutters come down behind her eyes, locking away that pain inside her. “You’ve got more important things to do. I shouldn’t be on top of your priority list.” Her voice is harder now, harsher.
“I’m staying.” I square my shoulders, then reach out to her, just trying to make her understand that I’m worried about her, that I just want to help her. But, like so many times these last couple of years, she p
