"Why should I trust anything that you tell me?" I inquired as his eyes fell in dismay. It was clear that these words or my overall reaction was not what he was hoping to witness, and yet, given our last interaction, he remained silent as he knew it was deserved. But as I looked across to him in awaiting an answer, I could feel a sense of lacking fulfillment as if there was a piece of this puzzle missing; not in dishonesty but with our friendship-if such a thing could exist between us now. "Because Cliff ruined my family. My dad is somewhere in Canada and my mom is in France by now...He nearly got me expelled...all for not keeping with my end of the deal...I was supposed to convince you to be with me instead of Easton. But I have nothing to lose anymore, Addie…" he hesitated for another m