Chapter Twenty One

"Hey," I heard Nate's voice and looked up to see him peeping through the door. I sat up straight immediately and gave him a small smile. I had no idea what to say to him and it was pretty awkward.

"Hey, didn't you go to work?" I asked in confusion and he just shook his head, pulling a chair to sit down.

"I wanted to talk to you before heading to work," he cleared his throat.

"What did you want to talk about?" I mumbled silently, not meeting his gaze.

"About what happened before the accident. I shouldn't have behaved like that and I just wasn't myself, Becca. I was so scared of losing you and went crazy." He spoke, looking at me intently.

"Nate...I'm not going to lie to you. I did like you but I just don't feel that way now." I sighed, feeling so bad for breaking his heart. I was already feeling low that my mom wanted me to go back to New York and now he was making me feel sad too.

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