Girl Lost
“I approach him slowly, and he finally looks up at me, his eyes exhausted. "Jane tells me y'all spoke." "We did. And she said it was fine for me to stay here." "I heard." He says it without inflection or emotion, and I feel the first flash of nerves. His eyes come up to mine, and he stares hard. "Are you sure this is a good idea, Gwendolyn?" "I know going back to the city will only result in me drowning and living with Aunt J the rest of my life. I need to figure out how to be healthy without he...r—or you—holding my hand." "You fought with Micah." I look away. I don't want to talk about that.
"And you missed a week of meds. You lied to him." My heart skips a few beats, and then I sigh. "I'm sorry. It was when I first got here, and there was so much change. I won't do it again." "Gwendolyn, you can't do it a first time. That's dangerous for you. You know it is." "I thought you wanted me to stay here," I say, confused.
"I do," he sighs. "But I also want to see you healthy.MoreLess
"And you missed a week of meds. You lied to him." My heart skips a few beats, and then I sigh. "I'm sorry. It was when I first got here, and there was so much change. I won't do it again." "Gwendolyn, you can't do it a first time. That's dangerous for you. You know it is." "I thought you wanted me to stay here," I say, confused.
"I do," he sighs. "But I also want to see you healthy.MoreLess
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