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.”

the least I can

my voice tinged with bitterness. “The least you

But it’s too late now, so if you’ll excuse me,

I try to pass him with my bag in

“I’m taking you to the train station, Abby. You don’t have to talk to

taking you.”

the defeated look on his face gives

and follow him out of

each passing mile stretching the silence taut like a

small talk, but it’s

you want some

at a cafe along

I at least get you some coffee for the trip home? Some

train—”

“I’m not hungry.”

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

and another part of me

to brass tacks, I can’t bring myself to

keep my gaze firmly fixed on the passing scenery outside

Karl’s voice fades into the background, overshadowed by

thoughts, and he eventually

arrive at the train station after what feels like an eternity,

tightly. He turns off the ignition

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