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“It was a passionate love.”
“It was a mistake.”
“Listen, Hawk, no matter what, she never wanted to come between you two.”
“Then she shouldn’t have died.”
Worry creases his wrinkled face.
“It’s Dad’s fault Mom is gone. Don’t ask me to consider him when he’s a murderer.”
Doc stares at the ground.
I swipe my cell phone off the table, my mood ruined. “Forget it.”
“Hawk…”
“I have class.” I saunter to the door, my jaw clenched and my heart suffering from that familiar burn. “I’ll see you around.”
I storm out of the room and into the hallway.
He’s right you know. I never wanted you and your father to fight.
Mom’s voice.
I push it down.
That night Mom died, I gripped the stairs and watched my parents scream at each other.
I felt so hopeless.
Like when I’d try to catch fireflies in the backyard with a mason jar.
The tiny pricks of light always got away from me.
No one wanted to come close.
Not even the bugs.
If I have to live with the guilt of knowing I let my mother walk out of the house without stopping her, Dad has to live with the penalty of driving her away.
I lift a hand and rub the scar on my forehead.
Just then, I notice Shanel stepping into the hallway.
My eyes fall on her stunning face.
She’s smiling again.
Wow.
Yesterday, she looked adorable with her hair braided and her face bare. I find it funny that she thought a baggy shirt could hide her curves or diminish her beauty in any way.
Her plan backfired.
The moment I saw her, I couldn’t keep my hands off her.
Shanel all dolled up is enough to get my engines revving, but Shanel’s natural face?
