Chapter 40 A Way

• My mood was gloomy. Despite all the words of comfort Deric had told me, I still couldn't help feeling like I had lost everything. And in a way, I had. Ever since the day I went to the beach house, my world hadn't quite been the same. It's like I left a perfect life behind and then came back to meet a nightmare. My mom was no longer with me, the man I loved told me to my face that he had no reason to love me—maybe he had only thought of me as a hookup the whole time—and my best friend...well, he was with someone else now. I was left all alone. The only person I could count on was Deric. The same person I had hated before was now the only person who stood by me. Very ironic.
• "Don't worry. We will find a way to fix this. Don't give up hope just yet."
• "Honestly, I don't even think there is a way to fix this. What are we even trying to fix here? We don't even know what the problem is."