"Get the fuck out," I practically screamed, and she flinched like she'd been burned. She jumped off the bed, and I could hear her grabbing her clothes, but I couldn't even look at her, because I was a coward. And I was falling apart. I couldn't do this. I wasn't strong enough to feel like this. The door slammed behind her as she left, and it felt like she'd taken a vital piece of me with her.




