Chapter 0145
Abby

The morning sunlight streams through the curtains, casting a warm glow that starkly contrasts with the

cold feeling settling in my chest.

I’ve been up all night, haunted by Karl’s confession, the unending complications it brought into my life,

and the dilemma of Adam’s unknown intentions. Now, packing my bags feels like I’m folding away

pieces of a life that’s no longer within reach, no matter how close I almost came to trying to take it back. novelbin

I’m dressed in jeans and a hoodie for the train, and I’m almost done packing when the door swings

open. I glance up, startled, and there he is—Karl, his eyes puffy and bloodshot, a day-old stubble

darkening his jawline. It’s clear that he didn’t sleep much last night, either.

For a moment, he seems like a stranger, but the heartache I feel tells me he’s anything but.

“What do you want?” I snarl, unable to hide my disdain. “I’m almost done packing, and I’m about to call

my Uber. So if you have something to say, don’t waste my time.”

“Abby, let me take you to the train station,” he murmurs.

I roll my eyes, zipping my suitcase shut with a little more force than necessary. “That won’t be

necessary.”

least

voice tinged with bitterness. “The

too late now, so

with my bag in hand, but

to the train station,

taking you.”

to argue, but the defeated look on his face gives me pause.

I grab my handbag and follow him

stretching the

small talk, but

want

However, unperturbed, Karl points at a cafe along the side

the trip home? Some

train—”

“I’m not hungry.”

be hungry in a little while, and you’ll wish

of me wants to agree, and another part of me wants to

I can’t

passing scenery outside the window, a dull blur of

my mood perfectly. Karl’s voice fades

own thoughts, and he

arrive at the train station after what feels like an eternity, and Karl pulls into a parking

tightly. He turns off the

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