was going to leave again. I knew I was going to hurt everyone once more but I

om to avoid the conversation with grandma. She knew what I was doing and I knew she was just buying her t

ut the door behind her. I started frantically looking for

t she cut me off. "Don't lie to me Leindra. I know you better than anyone

take over her features. When I was done, I could feel the familiar feeling of failure creeping up t

y. "I always knew you were made for more. Sometimes, it i

ised her hand in surrender. "I'm late

and I was almost out of th

t of people with your actions the last time. T

words could come out so instead, I

ng and he buried his head into his bowl of cereal as if it was the most interesting thing in the world

ng to make it up to him but I couldn't think of anything. I didn't

as if he was scared that I was going to change my mind and give up the job at the las

is arrange the books on the right shelves. They are arranged by genre and

I said and he pr

new deliveries but I am sure yo

ence with just the books as my company. I let out a sigh and decided to start arrangin

er who was my age and she was looking for a book for school. I recognized her as one of my old classmates but she didn't recogniz

ld me to go on a break while he handled the bookstore for the next fe

ided to check in my car if I still had some leftover change from my trip. I had begun to lose hope unti

I kept the rest in my pocket. I planned to keep that as long as I could and made a mental note to pack

y attention drawn once more to the cemetery. In all my years, I hadn't been to see my parent's grave. After th

s when I closed my eyes, I could still picture that day. I could smell it and see it

en I felt it again, that feeling at the back of my neck that let me know whenever someone was watching

ouldn't see the color of his eyes but his hair was tied up into a ponytail. Even though his eyes were covered,

manner. I saw the corner of his lips quirk up as he watched me. I was about

ing out there?"

I'm comi

where the stranger was but he was nowhere to be seen. I

couldn't brush off the feeling t