Chapter 6

Here I thought that since I had reached rock bottom, nothing could break me anymore.

However, Austin’s horrible response sucked the air right out of me.

I slammed the door shut, and Austin withdrew his arms while gasping in pain.

The door closed with a loud bang.

He believed he could erase the past and start over, but not on my watch.

Autumn and I sat on the sofa, neither of us in the right state of mind.

I asked, “It took you three years to be with Aaron. Are you happy to give up on him now?”

“His indifference has put out any feelings I had for him. What about you? You’ve been with Austin for more than a decade. Heck, you were high school sweethearts. He’s talking about making amends. Are you going to give him another chance?”

I shook my head. “I waited over a decade for him to change. It never came, and I don’t want to wait anymore.”

It was awful to always be the second choice.

I was frail, to begin with. All the fuss wore me out completely.

Autumn tucked me into bed. Sinc