Chapter 174

Chase’s POV

“I was about to ask if I ever made you doubt that, but I remembered I have, over a thousand times.” I said, shooting myself in the foot.

“People change, Chase. I believe you can too.” She said like she was holy or something.

“Come on girl, don’t treat me that way.” I played along.

“Can we sit?” she asked, pointing at the chairs I’d already wrapped.

“Sure we can,” I said, “tear them off.”

“What were you gonna do, really?” She asked her.

“I don’t know, actually, and I’m not even lying. The plan was to be away from everywhere you were.” I replied, truthfully.

“Do you still feel that way?” She asked me.

“Come on!” I said. “You know that’s not possible.”

“Just checking in to make sure, really.” She remarked and looked away.

“Can I go now?” I asked her if I could ask my own questions.

“How do you think life would have been if both of us ended up in MIT?” I asked her.

“I know it’d be great, for