Chapter 41

I told myself I could do it. I could still be that cheerful young girl named Luna without him.

torrential rain had caused a brief flood to rise above curb–level. I couldn’t see the road or what was beneath my feet save for dark, muddy water.

It was a perfect metaphor for my current state after deciding to let go of Felix and stay away from him. I still hadn’t found a way nor knew what my next step should be.

I carefully felt my way into the water, tears falling down my eyes and blurring my vision.

I was aggrieved and angry. Why was I always the one left behind? What did I do wrong? I liked Felix so much and treated him like my everything. Why did he have to treat me this way in return? 1

Was shame the only result of liking someone?

I couldn’t hold back the tears as they fell.

I told myself not to cry. I had walked this street countless times that I could go back home with or

without Felix.

But I couldn’t control my aching heart. Tears continued falling as I saw Felix and Lilac running together, laughing in the rain in my mind’s eye.

aggrieved, yet I had no one to

filled my entire

umbrella. I dragged

tears from my cheeks.

alone like an abandoned puppy, sadly licking my

slowed my path forward. The way back usually took only about 20 minutes, yet every step I took was strenuous. For every step I took forward, I’d be pushed

umbrella away

so strong that I couldn’t open my

intuition.

would be home soon. I just had to hold on a little

light of home would be waiting

shadows cast by the streetlamps flitted through the buildings. They seemed

I realized something was wrong with the ground. I couldn’t retract my

world swam before me as I landed on solid ground. Dirty water fell

suddenly remembered Mom had told me this morning about an abandoned storm drain on the street. It was dangerous as

where it was and was certain I had fallen

was in a life–or–death situation less than two weeks

had Jade and my friends beside me the last time.

my luck ended with Felix on that year’s Thanksgiving. Now, he was the bane of my existence. I

a cliff last time and down a drain this time. What about next

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