By Chance, By Fate
“Oh please, Alex. You’re so uptight. You need to loosen up. Seriously. You can’t go around just blowing up like this all the time.”
I took a step back, running my hands through my hair as I fought for control. “Loosen up?” I laughed bitterly, pacing now, my anger boiling over. “You think I haven’t tried? You think I don’t want to just drop everything and *let go* for once? But I can’t, Liam. I can't just *forget* everything like you.”