Chapter 9-2

His facade broke, at her speech or at the lost look on her face, she wasn't sure. His blue eyes bored into hers, the protective mask falling into softness. He reached for her arm to pull her in, "Spitfire-" "You keep on lying." She ripped it away from him. "And I keep feeling like the last couple weeks of being here is just scrambling to figure out what I do and don't know, and which which way is up in this world where we're-we're far apart." Her voice broke. Marley blinked away tears. She can spend time with as many new friends as she wants. But this, this ache for Aiden will never go away. And that's terrifying, because in kindergarten, Lara Thompson snatched away her temporary happiness. It felt good in the moment. It felt like forever in the moment. But it wasn't. It was never going to last forever. Aiden's exhale was shaky as he took in her words, the broken promise and far apart bit hitting him hard, she could tell. He leaned in slower this time, step by