Chapter 6

He Is Not My Gale

My eyes slowly drifted off to Brenda who was also looking at me with tears in her amber eyes. I just smiled at her and poured myself a glass of water from the jug that sat on the small fridge by the bedside.

I took a sip then slowly lowered the glass and looked into the water, my reflection staring back at me.

I continued.

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To think about it, I didn’t know if I was really a coward using Gale’s mom as an excuse.

Was I just afraid to get into a relationship? If so, can you blame me? It is hard for relationships to work these days.

Or maybe I was just afraid of him leaving me and ruining our friendship?

Yes, I was thinking about his mom. How will he live without his mom?

The truth is that I was just convincing myself, hoping one day to believe in all my reasons.

I talked with Becca for a few minutes before she left, she didn’t mention Gale, and I was grateful for