The One I Couldn’t Let Go
But I didn’t want to go through with it.
Keith didn’t answer right away, just watching me in silence.
I sighed. "Then I’ll talk to my mom—"
Before I could finish, he tugged me down onto the bed, pulling me into his arms.
His hold was tight. Too tight.
Lately, every time this topic came up, this was how he responded—just holding me like this, as if it could make everything else disappear.
"Let’s wait until the lockdown is over, Teresa. We don’t have to rush this, right?"