Ask Me Why

by Harloe Rae

This battle is just beginning, and tomorrow is a new day.

His presence takes up the entire store, and not in a good way. He’s dragging in a black cloud that almost makes me shudder. But I won’t let him cut me down. I take care of that on my own.

My dad tells me we don’t need her. His heart beats twice as hard for me to cover for her part.” There’s a hitch in my breath. I fall a little in love with Brance Stone in that moment. Heaven help me.

I glance down, collecting the scatters of truth. “You two looked like a dream I never wanted to have.”

“For what it’s worth, I care about you.” “That’s your own damn fault.”