“I’m sorry you had to see that.” I couldn’t breathe. Her words still rang in my ear, erasing so much of the progress I’d made. I wrapped my arms tightly around my waist, wanting to sink into the floor. “What happened? One second you were there and the next you were gone.” And now he thought I was crazy. “It’s nothing.” Was I overreacting? He’d been less than a foot from me and he couldn’t see anything wrong with what she’d said. “You’re upset. Like before. Tell me what happened.” The earnest concern in his eyes made me feel even worse. We’d been having a great time and then I went and lost it
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