CADEN "I wish for you to let yourself feel something that isn't hatred someday," she said and left the car just as I asked her to. But the truth is I didn't want her to leave. I didn't want the moment we had to end, but she had to go and bring the L-word in. I wanted to stay in the car, away from her, but the car smelled like her. Yes, she was in here for twenty-four hours, so the car was suffocating me right now. I needed air, and the only way to breathe was in my own space, my bedroom. Hissing, I climbed out of the car, slammed the door, and followed behind her. From a distance, she seemed despaired and exhausted from my s**t. Haven't I hurt her enough? Maybe following her to California was a wrong decision. This still makes sense, for instance, she got into an accident last week

