Ch. 23: Date Night

Having my mother cancel my flight to Connecticut for me was heartbreaking. I am so ready to leave this place, especially after the assault, but I still have unfinished business that I need to take care of before I leave. Besides, there is no way I will be able to do much if I go now while having broken ribs, so I might as well stay here until I can at least move around and do things on my own a bit more.

I’ve yet to tell Jace anything about me leaving. Depending on what my decision is going to be, I may not tell him at all. That is one of the reasons why I agreed to go out to the movies with him tonight. It’s been almost a week since I got home from the hospital, and he’s been coming over after school to help me around the house when nobody is around. He still comes even if I don’t need the help, and it’s actually been nice. I’ve seen a lot of the old Jace, but I’m not sure if it’s because my family is around or if he really is trying to go slow for me.

When he asked me this morning