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Chapter 40 : Moving On Without Him

*Shelby*

I managed to calm myself down at my apartment, telling Lin and Aubrey that I really couldn’t talk right then, because my head wasn’t in the best spot.

I drowned myself in books, particularly those of law, to remind myself just how important this was to me. I couldn’t let some lovestruck incident stop me from chasing my dreams.

When I finally looked at the clock, it was 11:03 PM. I gasped, surprised at just how well losing myself in rounding out my studies had worked to eat up time.

Tossing and turning in my bed, I couldn’t get Michael’s expression out of my head. Everything about that situation made me feel horrible.

Had I made the right decision?

I still felt that strong urge to contact Michael again and apologize for how I behaved.

Running back would achieve the opposite of what I wanted, though. I had to let this all go. I could do that, right? Judging by how closely I clutched my pillow that night, imagining it was Michael, I wasn’t so sure.

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