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the two of yous apart. You were practically attached at tha
hip!”
I take a deep inhale, then decide to tell him everything.
Out of all my new friends, Thom feels the most
trustworthy. Plus, he already knows how I felt about it all
before. That part just makes it all the more comforting. “Okay, maybe you’re right. I broke it off,itbeing
whatever we had.”
“Alright, well, did she do somethin’ to ya?” Thom
leans in across the table, taking a sip of his tea.
“No!” I rush to say. “Not at all. Not exactly, at least.” “Look, if you’re not comfortable tellin’ me, I
understand.”
“No, it’s okay. I want to tell you. I just don’t know
how.”
“Do ya want me to pull out ma notebook?” He
chuckles, reaching his hand into his briefcase.
“Maybe, yeah, that would be nice.” I take the
notebook from him and start scribbling on paper while I
organize the thoughts in my mind.
“She made me feel things I didn’t want to feel. Things
that I wasn’t supposed to feel.” I say, pressing the ink
harder into the paper. “She made me feel like there was
something wrong with me, even if it felt like I was doing
everything else right by the church.”
Thom’s eyes widen, then soften. “Are ya sure it was
her that made you feel wrong, or was it your own doin’?” “What do you-”
“Ya know exactly what I mean, Laine.”
I pause, taking in his words. I think back through my
time with Drew, from the moment we met to the dreaded
phone call that ended it all.
Everything was initiated by me. Everything that
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