Chapter 66

I stand in my place, not quite taking in what she has told me. My gaze remains lost, and her recent words are repeated over and over again.

She's right, I couldn't respond because she spoke the truth. And the phrases that made me feel like the biggest piece of garbage come to mind.

"I hate him," I hear her mangled voice exclaim, after I confessed to her what happened.

"You just fucked up her life and sunk her in your shit."

"You think she deserves to be with someone like you? An alcoholic and drug addict who isn't even capable of protecting her."

"And I bet you even if you died right now none of them would be around."

She 's right. It wouldn't matter to anyone, is all I can think and without further ado I leave the apartment through the front door, to run with difficulty and blurred vision up the stairs.

My heart seems to feel imprisoned in my chest, my breathing feels heavy, and the voices in my mind torment me.

No one would care, she will never forgive me. She'll be happy. I'm just