“Why does everybody keep telling me that? You all act like I can't handle it? Like I'm too fragile and might break apart if I hear something I don’t like. Do you have any idea what I've been through? I know what difficult is. I know. And this?” I motioned between me and him. “It’s not all that difficult. Neither is my relationship with Adrian, if I’m really honest. These trials? Barely a blip on the radar—with the exception of the air duct. Difficult is being kidnapped and having no idea if you’d ever get out. It’s the anger and resentment or not remembering the most important week of your
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