Chapter 97

It's not your fault, I tell myself. I have a knack for it. If I allow myself to feel guilt, then I'll sink back into the same state as before when my mother and Anna died. I can't allow that. You didn't do it. You tried.  All I want is for Liam to get here. Instead, Adam attempts to hug me again. I don't want him touching me. I just want Liam. "Just leave with us, Ronnie. We can go there and be safe and-" He starts but I quickly wrench myself from his arms, almost falling off the bed as I frantically push myself out and search for my shoes. He continues blabbering though. "Please, Ron! I don't want to watch you die and my dad is relentless. Just come with Cliff and I and we'll-" "Is that why you came here?" I spit hoarsely. "Because you thought I'd run?" "No," He shakes his head and tries to prevent me from tugging on my boots. "I'm just trying to protect you and I don't want you to get hurt anymore. Your father made me promise to loo