Chapter 279
- Jade
- Guilt is a damn heavy thing. It sinks into your bones, sets up camp, and makes itself at home until it’s all you can feel.
- That’s where I am right now—drowning in it. Every time I close my eyes, I see Patrick’s lifeless body, feel the weight of his death pressing down on my chest like a boulder. If I’d been stronger, if I’d practiced more, maybe I could’ve saved him.