Chapter 36

Emily Warner

“When we were on the brink of our breakup, we used to have a lot of arguments, so once when I told him that I am mad at him, he said ‘no, you are mad at yourself.’ I was like ‘fair enough’ and then we broke up.” I tell him about my last break up and he just shakes his head while parking the car.

“I asked you what the time is but okay.” He says as he gets out of the car and opens the door for me.

“Why am I wearing a dress? I usually wear a funny t-shirt, it a great way to keep a conversation going.” I ask him and he pursues his lip, not wanting to answer because he know he’ll end up hurting my feelings.

I feel like he does that a lot.

In his defense, literally anything can make me cry.

On big events or days, I have to pre-cry so I don’t end up getting overwhelmed and bursting into tears at the worst moment.

These are just a few techniques I have developed over the years.

“Okay, so he’ll be here soon