9. Jessie

Thinking back to last night when Princeton took me to the beautiful lake with the waterfall had a smile on my face but it quickly went away when I thought back to our talk. I felt exhausted. My body just felt numb. It's been two years since I thought about Emmanuel and what he did to me that it just completely drained me. Princeton's arms had been the only thing keeping me standing. I clenched my eyes shut as the memory of that night kept crossing my mind. I had apologized but he just shook his head saying that I didn't need to be sorry because I didn't do anything wrong and he just held me. And for the first in two years I can finally say that the weight that has held me down has finally lifted of my shoulders and it all it took was a simple question from Princeton to make it happen. Who knew that just hearing Emmanuel's name after two years would be a weightlifter? I sighed and closed my eyes as I relieved that moment.

Ever since we met, two weeks ago, Princeton and I have gotten c