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I roll my eyes.
“I miss you.”
Ouch.
My lips tug down sadly.
“I don’t want it to go like this.”
Me neither.
“I don’t want to lose you.”
I take a deep breath and close my eyes before I can read the next one.
“I can’t fucking lose you, Brynn.”
I can’t read any more.
I’ve felt better since I left school, more energized, but reading those texts, seeing him feeling some of the same stuff I hate that I’m feeling…
It sinks me low again, and I crawl forward to put my phone on the bookshelf separating Addison’s side of the room and mine.
It’s been a long couple of days, and I really just need to get some sleep.
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On Wednesday I manage to stay present in my first class.
I think about going to the gym afterwards. I could certainly use the endorphins.
But I get halfway there and change my mind, so I head for the library to do some studying before my next class.
Just as I’m about to enter the building, someone comes out, so I take a step back.
And then I stop short when I see it’s Aiden.
“Oh, hi.”
“Looks like you’ve seen a ghost,” he quips.
I roll my eyes. “Almost. I haven’t heard anything about you since the fire. Wasn’t sure what happened.”
“Yeah, I figured I should probably lie low for a while after that so your crazy boyfriend didn’t feel compelled to finish what he started.” He lets that sit there for a second, then he says, “Well, I guess he’s not your crazy boyfriend anymore, huh? I heard you broke up.”
“Yeah.”
He reaches into his pocket and pulls out keys. “Thought you might need these.”
My eyes widen slightly, and I reach for them. “My car key.”
He nods, shoving his hands back into his pockets. “I parked it over by the dining hall, close to the front so you’d be able to find it. I didn’t do anything to your car,” he assures me, shaking his head.
I believe him. “Thank you,” I say, though belatedly I realize since he’s the one who stole my car in the first place, he probably isn’t owed gratitude for returning it.
Still. I’d given up on ever seeing it again, so this is an enormous relief.
Aiden nods.
