Mattie Louise Hathaway. The girl turned my world upside down in more ways than one. I want to hate her, to be able to walk away and not look back. I want my old life back, my family intact. I just want everything to go back to the way it was. I wish I could walk away from her, but I can’t. God knows I’ve tried, but something keeps drawing me back to her. Some force of nature won’t let me say goodbye.

