“Fine, I won’t get into Tyler’s past. That’s his story to tell. What I’m saying is that at some point he’ll … move beyond you. You’ll no longer be enough.” Janessa’s words set fire to every emotional pain receptor in Emlyn’s body. They strike up every insecurity, light up every ugly thing about herself she has ever believed. Is there any other thing her friend could’ve said that would be more heartbreaking? “I won’t be enough,” she whispers, and when she says it aloud, she hears it more as a statement than a question.
