Chapter 6 extended

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    I open the door. I don't know what made me do it but I did. Parker stands there towering over me more than usual. I felt small, like an ant next to the Empire State Building. My heart is beating so hard out of my chest it feels like any second my chest is going to burst. He looks frightening. Around his eyes are so red it looks as if he's been crying for hours. His lips are slightly swollen. His hair is a mess and his clothes don't match.
Is he going to say something or is he just going to sit there and stare at me?
  " I--I don't know what to say" he says stuttering.
Parker steps in and sits it my computer chair " Is it true at least"
   "What is--"
"Do you love me?" My throat turns dry and my head starts to spin. What do I say do I tell the truth?
   "Yes. Of course I do." I mumble. I start to feel smaller and smaller.
   "Well Julie I--I"

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