Thanks be to Ms. EBT.
I don't know what to expect as I pull up to the house.
My legs feel like dead weight.
I knock on the door.
Wait.
It opens.
And Charlie's face breaks my heart.
I leave an hour later, shocked and trying to make sense of everything.
I'm speechless as I drive home.
I go into my room and set the box I left Bella's house with on my desk.
I sit on my bed and stare at the box.
I don't know what to do but stare and cry.
This is all my fault.
And because I know I can't get through this alone, I call Ben.
Within twenty minutes, he's at my house.
He holds my hand and listens as I tell him what I've just found out.
"I'm sorry" is all he can say.
You're the wind beneath my wings and the sand in my underwear. :P
See you tomorrow.