Chapter 39: Jason
Pretty much the instant we step outside my parents’ house, not even making it all the way across the front porch, Ronnie exhales the biggest breath I’ve ever heard from someone so small. I turn to see that she’s doubled over, her hands grasping her knees and her face pointed at the ground as she takes a few more of those big breaths. “Ronnie?” I call out uncertainly, panic setting in. “Yeah, I’m okay,” she assures me after a moment, slowly straightening herself. But she didn’t look okay a second ago, so I’m still skeptical. I hold my arms out for her, and she doesn’t even hesitate before throwing herself against me. Every bit of her body is shaking, and that panicked part of my mind isn’t getting any quieter. “It’s just like an anxiety purge basically,” she explains, her voice muffle
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