how to put myself in a position where I could get abandoned all over again.” “Shay—” “But I think I want to do it anyway,” I said. “I think I have to do it, even if it scares me. Even if I think it could fall apart or that you might change your mind, I have to stay here and I have to love you.” “I swear to you, I’m not changing my mind. I’m not letting you go. I couldn’t. Not after all these years.”
