Emily Harper
Samantha showed up at my door with a large suitcase in hand. "I left as soon as I got your voicemail," she said as she walked into the unit.
I nodded, too emotional to speak. I pointed to the bedroom, and she followed me.
We spent the next few hours packing my things. Samantha chattered away, trying to make small talk, but I couldn't focus on anything she was saying. All I could think about was Rye and the life we had planned together.
All that's lost now.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" Samantha asked as we lugged my things out to her car. "Maybe you should come to stay with me for a while."
I shook my head. "No, I need to do this on my own." I didn't want to be a burden to anyone, least of all Samantha. She had her own life to worry about.
"Okay," Samantha s
