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She changed her hair.
Midnight scrolls through an Instagram account that tells me everything and nothing.
I want that time back. I want her back.
No matter how she wears her hair, she looks beautiful.
Going back is a need that grows inside me every day.
Go get your girl Chris for once and for all!!
send an email to Dr. Suffrant thanking her for her generous offer and accepting the position.
keep my mind from sifting through memories I would be better off forgetting.
was until it moved, forcing the man, who most assuredly has to be a mirage, a figment of my imagination, to step into the space in front of my car.
The one where he told me he was moving back to New Haven and asked if he could see me.
I’ll be back, princess. I promise.
That wouldn’t touch the pain of being left for dead by the person who used to be the only one I trusted to save me.
His proximity activated a connection that only exists between our souls.
Him being there, it means something.” A resurgence. A resurrection. A revival
here I am talking to my therapist about a man who clearly isn’t thinking about me at all.
That’s what you think boo
disentangling my life from Giselle and my father.
The sorrow in her amber eyes when she told me to stay away because my world would never let us have a life together.
The last time I felt that excited about work was a year ago when Sloane was entertaining the idea of opening a second office and taking on a new team to handle commercial projects.
“When did you text me, princess?”
I can prove it to you if you give me a chance.”
“The new contractor is Dominic.”
“Do I have to remind you the man hates me?”
last twelve years alternating between glaring at me from across the room or completely ignoring me at every family function.”
remember: the rain will always come, but it’s what you do in the midst of the storm that matters.”
“Christopher, to what do I owe this displeasure?”
“That’s because you won’t listen to a word I have to say.”
“Because it’s too late, Chris! The damage is done. It’s been done, and there’s nothing you can say to undo it, so just leave me alone.”
“I can’t do that, princess.”
He’s frustrated because he needs to touch me, and I won’t let him.
when I see that your attempts at moving on were just as unsuccessful as mine."
“I didn’t want time, Chris. I wanted you to keep your promise. I wanted you to come back, and like a fucking fool, I waited for you.
More pain than happiness, more heartache than love.”
I was an idiot for waiting so long, but I swear, Mallory, I swear to you that this time won’t end up like all the others.”
burying my face in her shoulder to stifle the sobs.
I’m not angry because he’s in New Haven now; I’m angry that it took him so long to come back.
I’d fallen in love with that swing, with the fantasy it represented, the moment Chris whispered it into my ear.
“You bought this house? You bought our house?”
I wanted her to walk into a tangible representation of my commitment to our future.
“Then ask me the question you really want an answer to.”
“Because I came here to build a future with you, Mallory, and when I thought about what that looked like, all I could see was this house.
A concrete representation of my commitment to us, to you.”
No matter what form I take, what name I'm called by, or what part of the universe I'm designated to, it'd still belong to you.
“Yes. I want your forgiveness, and I want you.”
“You buried me. With your secrets and your hope and your promises that you can never seem to keep
I’m the reason he was able to hurt her. And I’m the reason he was able to hurt you.”
“So you thought the best thing you could do was stay away?”
“The department is losing a few of our professors to consulting firms and banks.
possibility of doing something new.
“I think you’d be perfect for one of the adjunct positions we have opening up.
“Just think about it, Mallory. Even if it’s just an adjunct position and nothing more, you could still make a huge difference.
it’s not too late for you two, right? There’s still time for y’all to heal what’s been broken.”
