CHAPTER 128 [ Our Little Bubble ] ~SOPHIE~ The scene almost brought me to my knees because of the sweet, almost tear-jerking relief that flooded through my veins. My breathing was so abnormally loud and fast that I couldn’t hear anything above it. Not even the sound of my own name coming from my f
CHAPTER 127 [ A Different Kind Of Fear ] ~SOPHIE~ Looking at my father, I realized that this was the first time I was seeing him in two days. I was always out before he’s awake and of course, home when he’s already sound asleep. Spending time with him was the whole point of being here but I’d a
CHAPTER 126 [ To Be Fully Free ] ~SOPHIE~ A new beginning was easier said than done. It took only a few hours of combing through the internet in search of medical schools with affordable tuition fees, the cost of moving cities, and jobs for someone with only a high school diploma—for me and Elai
CHAPTER 125 [ Hopelessly. Recklessly. Utterly. ] ~TRAVIS~ “Really, Hannah?” I mumbled, standing. I’d condoned her presence enough and I was now making a mental note to myself to install a camera and connect to my phone. That way, I can see when she comes visiting again and I can avoid running into
CHAPTER 124 [ A Loser In Love ] ~TRAVIS~ Sophie’s name, when spoken, invoked a different kind of yearning inside of me. One that I’ve never felt before. But more than that, it brings her face into form especially in moments when I’m trying my hardest to not think about her. Or see her face in the
CHAPTER 123 [ Baby Brother ] ~TRAVIS~ That familiar loneliness wrapped around me almost as soon as I walked into my house. You’d think after coming back here every night, I’d have gotten used to it. But I never do. It was still always so cold, regardless of how high I turned up the heater befor