Chapter 24

ELLIE

I walked tiredly into the house, wondering how my day had gone from being as beautiful as the morning skies to being the dark gloom that it was at the moment. That had to be the worst day at school ever.

The pain, the hurt, and the fear that came all at once for me on that day was simply beyond words. It was quite a lot for me to grapple with as I made my way up the stairs.

I would probably have another bottle to drink, as that seemed to be the only thing that could take me out of my current reality which was a mess at that point. There were way too many things coming for me all at once and that bottle seemed to be the only thing that welcomed me with open arms.

Unlike Aiden.

All over again, I hated the fact that I was thinking about him. I wished I could hit some delete button in my head that would quickly erase everything… at least I thought that was what I wished for.

But somewhere deep down in the dark, lewd depths of my heart, I was trying to get myself to experience what