lightness

e cold stone floor of

floa

oked down and saw my own body, lying on the floor in

I d

't scary. It was

emed to connect me to something, yanking

gh buildings, a disoriented

, in the middle

and Chloe were still there, surr

nds exclaimed, clapping him on the back. "Poor Av

ou hear? She actually showed up at the old waterf

e on her face. "The woman is delusion

loe' s waist, a look of triump

bitter, cold anger started to bubble inside me, something I hadn' t

let me die alone in an empty church w

said to his friends. "Every time I saw her, I felt... disgusted

bout the scar ag

oe said, pulling on his arm. "Let

kissed her, a deep, passionat

fly at them, to tear them apar

hloe left the plaza, I was pulled along behind

ansion, the home I had

They laughed. They dan

upstairs to the master bedroom, the one I had always dreamed of sharing wi

nvisible barrier held me back. I was s

wnstairs alone to g

w. His triumphant expression from the plaza was gon

k, who had stayed behin

Mark asked. "You s

ged. "Jus

said, his voice a little hesitant. "Sendin

manipulative, desperate woman. She claimed she was

rk said, lookin

ds walked past the kit

ght Liam would ever marry her!" one

st. A real tramp," another added. "T

glass down on the counter.

he said, his voice

silent, staring

out her like tha

mp looked confused. "But... Liam

ut her," he snapped. "You

, leaving his friends looking

allway, just as co

ly destroyed me. He believed I

id he de

' t mak

gh the house. He didn' t

went into hi

im company while he worked late. The office where I h

ge leather chair and j

host in the house of my memories, tethered t

ime, I had no idea