Chapter 95

I hate it that I believe every word he is saying. I do. It impels me to turn around and face him one more time. And when I do, my heart breaks just to find him standing this close. I want to reach over. I want to hold him tight. I want to go back in time and relive the minutes we shared. We used to be so different, so deeply and madly in love. Now? Now, it’s like there is an infinite ocean separating us for a lifetime. How did we come to this? How did this become of us?
“I know. But you can’t. You love your brother too much. You always have.”
He falls silent again, and it hurts more than I can bear.