“Do you love her?” I stare at Harvey, trying to work it all out in my head like I have been for days. “Of course, I love her. I’ve always loved her.” “Did you tell her that?” A stone drops in my stomach. “No.” “Why not?” I shrug noncommittally, feeling like a child getting a scolding. “You know why. You know this. Say it out loud.” My voice is strained when I finally say the thing that’s been holding me back. “Because the people I love either die or leave me.”
