Chapter 35: The Club

Rory’s POV

I felt even worse than I had when I first started staying with Zoe. I came back to the apartment in tears and threw myself on the couch.

“Rory, are you okay? What happened?” Zoe asked, putting away the last of the dishes.

I waved my hands out dismissively. “I went to the hospital to see Scott. He really appreciated it, but it was hard knowing the situation. We had a really awful talk about what we do and where we go from here.”

“What did you decide?” she asked.

I shrugged. “Nothing really. We are going to keep taking a break but we haven’t decided anything. We won’t decide anything or talk about it again until Needy is better and we are sure she won’t try anything again. I am just so depressed. I know we need to take a break but this is so hard,” I cried.

Zoe comforted me, and I felt a deep sense of guilt and self-blame for everything that had happened. I was worried about Needy's injuries, and I didn’t even know how long I cried or how long we talked. I only re