Chapter 119 I Love You

• “I didn’t leave you,” I whisper. I reach for him and he jerks back, causing my hand to cut through thin air. He is here but he is so far away. “Benny.”
• His smile doesn’t reach his eyes, he tucks his hands into his pockets and bounces on his heels. “It’s okay. Some battles are meant to be fought alone.”
• My heart breaks. If I listen closely, I might hear the sound as it shatters completely. “Don’t say that. They didn’t allow me inside because of what I did.”