Chapter 46

The first thing I did once I had settled on the plane was to put my phone in airplane mode and turn on DND mode so Alex couldn’t reach me.

I know it was horrible, leaving without telling him. But if he knew I was leaving, I doubt he would have allowed me to go. He would have insisted I stay longer and even demanded I do, and because I was weak on matters of Alex, I would have given in and stayed longer.

But I knew that wasn’t going to end well for me, hence the reason I was heading for Seattle. It had managed to secure a last-minute seat, but it had cost me more than it should have.

It was an early morning flight, so most of the occupants were sleeping, and I was quick to join them.

The plane finally landed at the airport, and I was dragged by bags, going to book a cab to take me back home.

I entered the vehicle, sitting close to the window and looking outside of it. It wasn’t hard to tell that I was already missing Alex.

Those few moments I had spent with him had made me realize that