If you're gonna leave, I wish you'd just leave."
I flinched. "What?"
"Why do you keep coming back if you're not going to stay?" The hand that held mine tightened its grip, and my fingers turned white. "Because even when you're gone, you're never really gone."
I could feel his hot breath on my face.
"Whatever it is that's got a pull on you-and taking you away-it's strong. Stronger than any of us here. I can tell. And I won't get over it if you keep coming back."
I couldn't believe what he was saying. "Jack,I-"
"No.Losing you once was hard enough. And now you're here again and everything's coming back.I'm going to get screwed. And I can't do it again. And the people around me can't watch me do it again.
Author: Brodi Ashton