THE WEIGHT OF LOVING YOU
I was terrified that if I did, if I shifted, or exhaled, or blinked too hard—he’d remember I wasn’t her.
“Why does love feel like death?” He asked, barely a whisper, like the words hurt on the way out.
I swallowed the lump forming in my throat and blinked back the sting behind my eyes. “Maybe because you’re loving the wrong person.”
He exhaled sharply, like the breath had been caught in his chest for years. It wasn’t quite a laugh, and it wasn’t quite a cry. Just something broken. Something tired.
“You’re not alone, Liam,” I said gently, my voice shaking even as I tried to sound sure.
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