Emmett got back from the art gallery and went to his room, he had just told the love of his life that he had to let her go. He looked at the green box that his mom had given him when he got home for the summer, he knew what was in it, but couldn't see what was inside.

He face timed Travis, he really did not want to talk to him, but he needed to know how she was over this last year. He saw tonight how broken she was and realized that he was the cause for most of it.

Travis said he would come over, he really wanted to punch him, Bay was his and he threw that away for him to pick up the pieces. When he got there, he closed his eyes, this was going to be hard, but Travis was the only one who could tell him.

"How was she , I need to know how bad it was" he signed.

Travis looked at him and rolled his eyes, " when you left her in the rain, she cried for about two days, but I talked to her and said that you just needed time to think".

"When she went to California, she came back and was destroyed, you told her y'all were having problems, but she knew it was because of Tank".

"Her room was her sanctuary, she did not leave her house for about a month, and then she would paint, you could see the hurt in her pictures"

"She was dealing with so much from that, I know how hard it is , when I was younger, one of my mom's friends tried to sleep with me".

"We talked about it and how much it hurt us, and we had to be strong to get over it, but it did not help her".

"She enrolled at UMKC for one class. It was so bad, she felt like and outsider, everyone knew what had happened and some of them had the same opinion as you".

"Travis, you have no clue what I thought about it, how dare you say that".

"Emmett, you could see the pain in her eyes, you see that box over there, she would not leave her house without it, it was her memories of what y'all had together".

"Finally, she brought it here, she knew that she had to get over you, and with that box, she couldn't do that".

"It was then that I started to have feelings for her, I thought it was only friendship, but she meant Garrett, and they started seeing each other".

"Wait your friend?, How many people has he been with, you should have never let Bay be put in a situation like that".

"You know what Emmett, I was only trying to let her get over you, she never slept with him, he tried, but she had always been in a relationship".

"I told him what had happened to her and he felt so bad. She was furious with me and I felt horrible about doing that, but she did not want the first guy she was with to know".

"So she decided to try again and from what he told me she was into it, but that changed when he tried to take her pants off. The memories of waking up next to Tank with nothing on got to her".

"He held her while she cried herself to sleep. You don't believe she was assaulted, really Emmett, she was in pieces".

He had tears in his eyes, after all of this time, he knew now she was raped, his poor baby.

"Thank you Travis, I now know that I was an ass, I should have never let her go".

"I have to show you something, she posted this on a website about what happens after an assault and a break up , I think you need to read it".

He pulled it up on his computer and left.

9 WAYS A BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN GIRL LOVES DIFFERENTLY

1 SHE KNOWS EXTREME HAPPINESS

She knows what it is like to wake up every day excited and looking forward to the day ahead. She knows what it is like to look at someone and see perfection, beauty, and that all is right in the eyes of another.

2 ONLY BECAUSE SHE HAS SEEN EXTREME SADNESS

She's seen her reflection with mascara running eyes. She has seen someone she doesn't recognize. She knows what it's like to hit rock bottom.

3 SHE KNOWS HOW STRONG SHE IS

If there is one thing she takes most pride in , it's her strength and her ability to get through something. Even on her worst days, she knows that she is capable of overcoming everything.

4 ONLY BECAUSE SHE WAS LEFT TO PICK UP THE PIECES OF HER HEART

She knows what it's like to live life completely numb and go through the motions.

5 SHE KNOWS HER WORTH BECAUSE SOMEONE TREATED HER LIKE SHE WAS WORTHLESS

She knows what she has to offer, and she won't settle for average. Someone may have gotten away with not treating her well in the past. He set the template for something that will never happen again.

6 SHE MAY BE GUARDED, BUT SHE STILL BELIEVES IN LOVE

She'll protect her heart because she once gave it away to quickly and too easily. Deep down in her guarded heart, she knows that there's beauty to love.

7 SHE MAY NOT GIVE YOU HER WHOLE HEART RIGHT AWAY

If she's learned anything, it's to be selective with matters of the heart. She won't give you her heart in whole pieces, but rather, she will give it to you piece by piece over time.

8 SHE WON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL YOU HER STORY

There's a past to the beautifully broken that has made her exactly who she is. When she does tell you , just listen. When the tears stream down her face , she'll look at you and you will see her in her most honest moment. It's your job to wipe the tears and just hold her.

9 SHE WON'T BE AFRAID TO LOVE YOU…..

She is just afraid you won't love her back.

He cried and cried that he had done this to her and never wanted her to feel worthless and when she told him what happened, he left. No hugging, he did not care about her tears, coward, he was an immature coward.

He walked to the box and opened it, the picture on top was when they went to the junk yard so long ago, he closed the box and couldn't look.

He walked downstairs where his mom was drinking a glass of wine, " son what is wrong" she signed. He started crying again " now I know that I was selfish, she was going through so much and I could not handle it, I should have never left her crying in her driveway when she told me ".

She hugged him, " I knew one day you would realize that she did nothing wrong, when she came here to bring the box, she knew you were dating Skye. I told her that you weren't seeing anyone ".

She took a drink, " but you were, she did not know till Mexico, her heart broke more when you told her".

His head was on the table and he could not stop the tears. He went to his mom's computer and pulled up what she wrote.

She was crying as she read it," I think that this was a good way for her to get rid of the pain she had inside. You guys were so close, best friends, she lost that when she lost you".

"I don't think she will let me explain, but how can I tell her that I thought she cheated. After almost a year I was wrong, I want her back ".

His mom got up and fixed her some more wine and got him a beer, " Emmett, I don't think she could handle that, tell her that you read what she posted and that you never meant to make her feel like that".

"Tell her that you still love her and you will be waiting if she ever changes her mind, but you have to let her be free".

"Mom, she told me that if it was over, it was over, she would never come back to me. It was to protect herself, I know she still feels that way ".

"Well you know Emmett, you have to decide if keeping Skye is worth it. She was there when you were trying to get over Bay, that was the worst part for Bay knowing that you were with her".

He finished his beer and hugged his mom, he needed to break up with Skye.

He tries to facetime her, but she doesn't answer, so he sends her a text "we need to talk ". He get's a message from her " I slept with my ex boyfriend sorry", he laughed, man this was going to be easier than he thought " good thing I was trying to facetime you to break up, have a good life".

Now he needed to figure out what to do about Bay, he had let her down, now he had to figure out how to get her to forgive him.

He walked in to his room and decided to write a response to the post she had written.

9 SIGNS YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE AND LET THE WRONG PERSON GO

1 YOU BASICALLY THINK ABOUT THIS PERSON EVERY DAY

Maybe, not literally, every single day -that would be obsession- but most days you find her slipping into mind. In order for a person to present herself to your consciousness so regularly, she must have had a tremendous impact on the person you are today. In a way she is a part of you, a good part of you.

2 YOU HAVE YET TO MEET ANOTHER PERSON YOU ARE MORE IMPRESSED WITH IN YOUR LIFE

I'm sure I'm not the only person in the world who compares every single new candidate to the one who meant the most to me. You may think this is a bit shallow, but I don't believe its possible for anyone to be happy with an individual he believes to be less impressive than the girl he loved.

3 YOU NEVER LOVED ANYONE MORE DEEPLY OR INTENSELY

The thing about love is that it's more of a drug than anything else. You become addicted to it and our best high is always the more memorable. We will be always searching for that very same high.

4 THIS PERSON MAKES UP MUCH OF THE PERSON YOU ARE NOW

Some people come into our lives and leave lasting impressions, it can be frightening when realized. If you come to find that you have come to like things that same certain way, you should have never let her go.

5 IF THIS PERSON NEEDED YOU, YOU'D DROP EVERYTHING TO HELP

This one is a dead giveaway. For you to be willing to drop everything that you're doing in order to help her when she really needs it, you still care an incredible amount. Caring is the only thing that gives life meaning.

6 YOUR LIFE WAS NEVER BETTER WITHOUT THIS PERSON THAN IT WAS WITH HER.

Sure we all have great memories of our lifetimes . Yet, there are certain types of memories that are not only pertinent to the situation you have found yourself in. If the best memories you've created involve her , then I think you know you made a poor decision.

7 YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS PERSON IS BETTER THAN YOU

I often think that the right person for us is the person we find to be a better person than ourselves. This person is what we aren't -what we can't be or only strive to become. How can you fall out of love with a person whom you believe to be better than you in so many ways?

8 EVERY TIME YOU THINK OF THIS PERSON YOU MANAGE A SMILE, FOLLOWED BY A DEEP WAVE OF SADNESS

Smiling is being happy, and being happy is the goal in life. If thinking about this person brings a smile to your face, you literally drove happiness out of your life.

9 ALTHOUGH YOU KNOW IT'S TOO LATE, THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR GUT TELLING YOU THAT YOU WISHED IT WEREN'T

You may not like to admit and you wish it weren't too late to try again, the best thing that you can do is tell her that she still hold's your heart. But you have to allow her to live her life in peace if she does find someone else to love.

He read and re-read it over and over again, and just put his name down, she would read it and then she would decide if he was worth taking another chance with.