Neither yes or no

Chapter 63

ARLO’S POV

It’s shameless of me.

After everything. I know.

But Ivory is my life.

Funny how I never knew what I had until it was gone.

I don’t know if she will ever forgive me. But it is better that I tried than to regret not trying.

So trying is what I’m doing now.

I’m trying.

I’m trying with all the fiber in me.

I don’t know if I’m doing it right, but I’m trying.

And I can only hope, that my efforts work out for good.

SOME TIME AGO

We had a bottle of unopened whiskey between us. The bar was quiet, with very few people as expected of a bar mid-morning.

After five years of nothing. It was awkward. It was tense, yet we had decided, it was better to talk out our emotions without the influence of any substance.

Willis sat staring at me, his eyes lingered on my features. I knew that look.

I clenched my jaw, bracing myself for an earful.

Bracing myself for the inevitable torture his words would give me.

But when he spoke, his voice was calm. His eyes were sincere an