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But too much had happened.
Things that I couldn’t forget.
Mistakes that I couldn’t change.
Regrets that I couldn’t take back.
I closed my eyes and to my surprise it didn’t take long for me to start to fall asleep. Except before I did, I heard him whisper,
“I love you. I’ll always love you.”
I slept the entire night for the first time since the day I died with the man who promised he could save me.
25
Aubrey
“Right, I know, Aunt Celeste,” I lied.
“Are you eating? Sleeping? Taking care of yourself?”
“Mmm hmm…”
“Aubrey,” she coaxed.
“How is she? Is she doing okay?” I asked out of nowhere.
“Of course she is. I would tell you if she wasn’t.”
I nodded even though she couldn’t see me.
“I got to go though, Jeremy is on his way. I’ll check back in soon.”
“Call your mom, okay?”
“I will.”
“I love you, honey.”
“Me too.” I hung up.
It was my senior year of college, and I was twenty-two years old about to graduate with my bachelor’s degree in fashion and design in a few short weeks. I didn’t have a clue what I would be doing with it, but I would have it nonetheless.
The front door slammed open.
“Aubrey, where the fuck are you?”
I jolted off my bed.
“Nice to see you too, Jeremy,” Alex greeted as I rushed out of my bedroom.
He immediately smiled, his demeanor changing drastically from the man who just barged through my front door.
“Alex,” he coaxed. “I didn’t see your car outside.”
“I left it at Cole’s. He dropped me off this morning, he’s waiting for me outside.”
“Hey, baby,” he acknowledged, reaching for me and pulling me to his side. He kissed me and then looked back at Alex.
