Rewrite Our Story (Sutten Mountain, #1)

by Kat Singleton

The last time we saw each other—the last time she saw me—we were standing at this very airport. She’d offered to give me everything she had to give but I denied her. I walked away from her.

Sometimes I wish we could go back to old times. A time before I let her down.

even though I told her to go all those years ago, I never could’ve imagined she’d take me so seriously.

She wouldn’t have listened to me when I stupidly pushed her away because I thought I was doing what was best for her.

“You told me to leave!” she shouts, her hands angrily thrashing through the air. “You told me to leave and that you wanted nothing to do with me once I did. So that’s what I did, Cade. I left.

I might’ve broken her heart when I told her to chase her dreams and leave. But she fucking obliterated mine past the point of no return when she actually left and never came back.

“Because either way, things ended up the way they did. Whether I hated you or not, you hurt me. You were supposed to be the person who didn’t hurt me. And you ended up being the person who hurt me the most.”

“You don’t want to move back.” “I can think for myself.” My words are cold, but he made me this way. His sudden mood change has me feeling all sorts of emotions, most of all rage and despair. “Stop telling me what I do and don’t want.”

Clearly he has no intention of fighting for us, so I might as well say everything I’m feeling.

You kissed me, told me all these things about how we’re ruined for each other, and now you’re just what…done with me?”

His jaw tenses, the muscles in his cheeks flex angrily. “Yeah. I guess I’m done.”

My head rocks back and forth in disbelief. I can’t fight the tears that stream down my cheeks. “I don’t believe you.”

“You should.”

“I love you. I’ve been in love with you my entire life, Cade Jennings. This summer was the best summer of my life because of you. And if you felt anything close to what I feel for you, you wouldn’t let us end this way.”

“Look me in the eye,” I say, my words coming out choked from the devastation wreaking havoc on me. “Look me in the eye and tell me you don’t love me.”

My head rocks side to side. “You don’t get to tell me what to do. I’m the one in charge right now. And if you want to end us, If you want to demolish the most perfect thing I’ve ever felt to nothing,

then you’re going to do it to my face.”

“Say it to my face, Cade. Tell me right now you don’t love me, and you’ll never have to worry about me again.”

“I don’t love you,” I interrupt.

“I’m sorry. I just don’t love you the way you want me to,” I lie.

“I’m so sorry. I wish I could’ve been it for you. That I could’ve felt that way…”

I’ve broken her. I can see it in her eyes. There’s no coming back from this. I’ve ruined us.

“I think you’ll regret this,” she says, attempting to keep her shaky words steady. “One day, I think you’ll

realize that what we had together was the realest thing you ever had, but you were too scared to fight for it. I won’t be waiting around for that moment.”

All I can think about in the end is how bad I hurt her. She spent all those years idolizing me, loving me, only for me to break her with a few words at the airport.