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The thing about rock bottom though is that it looks deceptively solid until life decides to break out its jackhammer.
So what if I’d memorized her laugh like a favorite song, or noticed how her hair caught the sunlight just so, or the precise shade of pink her cheeks turned when she was embarrassed?
“Blake?” Her voice was barely a whisper, scratchy and uncertain. “What happened?” I pressed my forehead to her bed for a moment before pulling it back up and fixing her with a stare. “Your heart stopped.” And mine nearly stopped with it.
Blake’s thumb swept across his lower lip, and when he spoke again, his voice was hauntingly soft, vibrating with barely contained fury. “Someone did this to you.” My stomach plummeted.
