Chapter thirty-three

A/n: "if you're still with me and reading this story, thank you so much. That's all I have to say."

That is what I initially planned to leave as this chapter's author's note. Then I realized it's a jerk move on my part to leave for a whole year and come back with literally no justification for my absence.

I'm sorry.

Even though I sincerely doubt that most of you will read this lengthy author's note, I'm sorry. Really.

It's been one heck of a year, I'm not even going to lie. Last year/early this year was my final year of high school and it was very chaotic. With getting my life back on track, turning to schoolwork, and the likes, writing was one of the last things on my priority list. And I'm not saying that as an excuse because there were times this year when I could have opened up Goodnovel and word-vomited into the website through my fingers, but I didn't. I chose not to because my mind just wasn't there. I'm sorry for that.

When I graduated a few months ago, August to be exact, I