wanted freedom. I wanted excitement. I wanted to feel wanted. And I wanted to believe you would still be there if I changed my mind.”
“That was never an option.”
“I know that now.”
Sunshine shifted across the floor; a bird landed on the fence.
“I thought leaving meant I got to decide what ended.”
“That’s usually how people like to imagine it.”
“When I saw you laughing with him, I realized you had a life I wasn’t part of.”
“Yes.”
“And I hated it.”
I smiled a little. “That
