Chapter 65. Scared of Love

It was about nine in the night, and people were still here, enjoying the party. You know young adults, as long as there is free alcohol, they won’t pass up on a chance like that.

I was outside, the cold air of the night licking my skin. The full moon was up, and it was so bright and beautiful. I was leaning on Giveon’s car, just like he was too.

We had been talking about random things, just simply catching up, you know? And it was nice, I really enjoyed being with him.

And I think I was ready to admit that I did like him. Not to him, but to myself. But you see, I was still scared. When you have been hurt in the past, it makes it really hard to trust love again, even when it’s right in your face.

The rejection last year really broke me. I still have some pain from it, and I thought that time would heal me, but it didn’t. If anything, I just learned to live with my pain and the emptiness.

I learned how to put it at the back of my head, but I won’t wish what I we