Chapter 41 | Present day

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Liv.

Present day.

I cave. I'm like the dam that finally closes up. The bridge finally collapses. I agree to stay in touch with Sam. I never said it would be anything more but, emails are okay, right?

Right.

No.

I drive back in my car; I don't want to go back to that place again. I still remember that day.

Sirens blared above the water, my eyes drifting shut. I saw people in yellow jackets dive in without a thought, and I wondered if they knew what it was like to forget how to swim when jumping off a cliff.

I should be thinking about the happy stuff.

1. Sam and I might be able to be friends. Scratch that. Everything's all screwed up.

2. I got intern position at the law corp. Yay.

3. My parents aren't fighting that much anymore.

Not that bad right, Livvy?

I could do so much worse. Like I could've fallen off the cliff when we were there. I shouldn't be thinking of that. I should stop thinking about that.

I see the trees sway past in a blur, the green leaves blending into browns and reds. The road in front of my car stretches on for kilometers, fading away into a roundabout. I drive straight, checking occasionally, side to side. I slow down, making a small turn at the intersection and I see a black van. It charges towards my car.

I hear the l o u d e s t crash.

And then everything goes black.

Funny right? Everything's the same color as that van.

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