Chapter 553

• Back upstairs in my room, I took a shower, and I felt useless, helpless, broken, and alone. In the blink of an eye, I had lost both Gunnar and Kari. I wasn’t sure which one hurt more, I loved them both, and now they were both gone.
• Sleep didn’t come easy that night, and I kept replaying that night’s events in my head. I should have known that Gunnar would try something. I shouldn’t have trusted his easy acceptance. If only he hadn’t moved, if only he had stayed at our house ... if only. I hadn’t really cried yet, and I sensed someone in my room.
• “I’m sorry, Kai,” Chrissie said to me.