She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

098 Room To Breath

Scarlett’s POV

Is there a kinder soul in this world? I look at Adrian, envying Aurora secretly because she is being loved by such a good person.

But I can’t. “I want to be your friend, Adrian Dunn,” I shake my head, feeling pity in my chest, “So I can’t be such a burden to you. You understand, don’t you?”

Adrian looks at me plaintively. He understands, I know Talking to him has been so easy

“You are insulting me by implying that it takes a lot of me to protect just one girl,” Adrian says half- jokingly, “I can’t protect you well if you leave, especially to a place that far away. But here I can promise that they can’t get another drop of blood of yours if you don’t want them to.”

That’s really sweet and generous, but I can’t put such a weight on Adrian. I feel guilty enough taking so much of his help as it is. Out of a misunderstanding no less. It’s not right.

“I can take care of myself now,” I say as Adrian holds out his arm to block the elevator door for me. He definitely did that on purpose! I laugh at him, “Including holding my own door!”

“Exactly,” Adrian laughs with me, “I know you can, but it doesn’t mean I can’t do that for a lady, right?”

not well enough. I don’t want to drag him into

pulls

you can make a better decision,” I hold the door but not going in. I wish he can give me a good solution, because I surely don’t have one, “The last time Ava went to

would leave with Ava. So I let her stay. Later she dragged me into a room and cut her own finger with a magazine, laughing at me until she started screaming and got everyone over, saying it was an ‘accident‘, but that I

of dark memories

that day,” I say as that dark day resurfaces in my

me is so horrifying. The powerless, the suffocation woke me up in the middle of

stayed in the hospital with her that night when I almost fainted at home all alone. I dare

was the first birthday I spent

eyes wide in shock, angry as he

or rather, how simple his life is. Maybe for a

098 Room To Breath

But not for me.

as I look up so the tears won’t fall. The low, dark ceiling of the parking lot looks exactly like that day, a day when