Chapter 149

“I never saw a single one, I swear…. The day she gave it back to me and told me she had deleted all your messages, even older ones between us. Removed all pictures of you and blocked all your social accounts, I wanted to throw it at her head. …I was so mad, so fucking angry.” Dane swallows hard, seemingly growing more upset with the memories, too, and I realize I have stopped glaring at him, but instead, I’m curling up into my arms, self-hugging, softening, and hurting because he was going through it just like I was.

“It was weird.. like you sensed something.. I was holding my cell finally after she gave it to me, and you texted me asking me to tell you what was happening... It hurt so much… I stared at it, and a thousand things raced through my head of what I should say, but none of them seemed right. The damage was already done, and I knew we had nothing to go back to. … My dad and mom were right there staring at me, telling me I needed to let you go for your sake, for your futu