Chapter 104

There are so many things I could say and accusations I could throw at her, but they evade me. Instead, there’s nothing but pity and a little sadness. All the fight and will to somehow make her see how she’s scarred my life is gone. I have nothing, no inner need to do this and no fight left to push this anymore. With a vague sadness, I realize I don’t care anymore.

I sigh and sit up, looking at her fully, willing eye contact.

“You’re broken, Jocelyn. Something inside of you doesn’t work and maybe never did. I’m sure there’s a reason that you’re built this way and why you’re drawn to men that hurt you. Maybe some of your past is so bad, like mine, you’ll never be able to tell me, or maybe you can’t be a mother of any kind… But I’m done.” I shake my head sadly, aware that she isn’t responding to me.

I stand slowly, my heart aching but no longer ripping in two, a pain that is bearable and will fade in time. She watches me with her large wide eyes and says nothing, no e