June, Year One
CHICAGO
Shae,
Why did you do it?
No, don’t answer that, even though I know you’ll never read these letters. It’s not like I’ll ever send them.
And I have no right to be broken-hearted right now, but….
Why?
Who the fuck was that guy?
How could you move on so quickly? It’s only been three months. Three months since?—
Riale says I’m wrong for checking up on you.
“Stalking,” he calls it, but how can I stalk the woman I love? I need to make sure you’re okay with every breath in my body.
I’m on edge. Lakeland’s all but disappeared, and that’s more terrifying than anything. All I can do is sit here and wait until my destiny comes knocking.
All I can do is wait and remember you, obsess over you.
Maybe I’m going a little crazy.
Okay, I know I’m crazy.
I can’t stop thinking about you, Shae.
I saw how your father smiled at him on your parents’ porch. He shook his hand. Pulled you closer together. He liked you with that piece of shit.
Is he kind to you? Does he treat you right? Does he love you? Of course, he loves you. Who wouldn’t love you, baby?
No one will love you like I do.
Just…be happy, Sweetness. Don’t be like me.
Forever,
Storm