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Chapter 43 - Destination
He just kept walking down the driveway and down the sidewalk.
He didn't know where he was going. He didn't have a plan.
He could go back to Uni, his tuition and everything was already paid for and it was non-refundable so Eden and Dean wouldn't get the money back anyway, but the thought of going back there felt wrong.
It felt like he wasn't really leaving and he needed to.
He needed to leave and be done with it or it would end up hurting everyone even more.
He just knew he couldn't stay there.
He had fucked up royally and now he was paying for it.
So for now, he would just walk around until he knew what to do.
He didn't know how long that would be but he was thankful that the weather wasn't being a cliché right now with pouring rain and thunder.
No, it was actually a nice night, a slight breeze that would have given him a slight chill if it weren't for the jumper he had grabb
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