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“Yep. Since my dad doesn’t have cancer, I’m not needed at home. And unlike you, I’m not trying to get ahead in the world, so it doesn’t matter where I end up, does it?”
“I’m sorry if I made it sound like you were wasting your life.” Her voice was raw with regret. “I shouldn’t have said that.”
“Don’t be. I’m not ashamed of the way I live. But obviously you are, so it’s just as well you ended things. I wish you the best with your academic career, but like you said, we’re not headed in the same direction.”
She’d done this to herself. Shut him out rather than confess her true feelings and expose herself to more hurt.
Speak up for yourself. Tell him you’re in love with him.
But she couldn’t do it. “I’m sorry.”
“Me, too. Athens would have been a blast.” He got up, taking his guitar with him.
She watched him go, feeling more miserable than ever.
She’d won him a victory. But not getting to celebrate with him was the worst feeling of all.
