(Kendall)
I stayed quiet for a long time after Zoe said that. She was right about everything and I knew it. I just didn't want to admit it out loud.
"I don't want to ruin it again," I finally said. "I really don't. But you're right about the therapy thing. I never dealt with any of it properly."
"So what are you going to do about it?" Zoe asked.
"I don't know. Maybe I should look into finding someone to talk to. A therapist or whatever." I rubbed my forehead. "I just always thought I could handle it on my own."
"Well clearly you can't. None of us can handle trauma alone, Kendall. That's why professionals exist." She was quiet for a second. "Look, I'm not trying to be mean to you. I'm just scared you're going to mess this up and then hate yourself for it later."
"I already hate myself
