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

voice tinged with bitterness. “The least you could

where that got us. But it’s too late now, so if you’ll

as I try to pass him with my bag in hand, but then he steps forward and grabs

taking you to the train station, Abby. You don’t have to

taking you.”

defeated look on his face gives me pause. Do I have

and follow him out

each passing mile stretching the

talk, but it’s

you want some

points at a cafe along the side of

get you some coffee for the

train—”

“I’m not hungry.”

in a little while, and you’ll wish

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

can’t

passing scenery outside the

my mood perfectly. Karl’s voice fades into the background, overshadowed by

and

after what feels like an eternity, and Karl pulls into a parking

my bag tightly. He turns off the ignition and looks over at

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