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I don’t know what’s going to happen, but what I do know is that I need to put space between me and everything that reminds me of Maddison To think this shit through with a clear head, without every little thing that I’m surrounded by being a piece of her.
I sit on the dock for so long that the sun has set, and dusk is settling around the lake and my ass is numb from sitting still. I stand, shoving my hands in my pocket and walk back to the Brickside. Even though my stomach is in fucking knots, I take the stairs back to our suite.
Opening the door, I find Maddison asleep on the bed, curled on her side. Even in the pale moonlight, I can still see how red and puffy her eyes are, meaning she must have cried long after I left.
I fucking hate this. I hate that it’s come to this, that because of the secret she hid from me, that I can’t trust her.
That I have to walk away from her, to clear my head.
Careful not to wake her, I find my duffle bag and use the notepad and pen that has the Brickside’s logo on the top.
I quickly scrawl a note on the paper and take one last look at her before walking out the door and shutting it behind me.
This time, it’s me that’s leaving, and like only one year before, when Maddison left me with just a note, it hurts.
This time, I’m the one leaving, but no matter what happens, I’ll never leave my daughter behind.
