Chapter 64
She and Emmy agreed on a place to meet for a milkshake. Their conversation didn’t feel familiar, but it wasn’t uncomfortable. She walked to her car. Like a new pair of shoes, this new life fit her, even if it needed some breaking in. 24: Live With Who She Is
Daisy Mejia looked nothing like Iris. Emmy could see that now. She approached the cafe Daisy had picked—a place she’d never been before, where she was about to hang out with a girl she’d never really talked to before—and thought about all the ways she’d been letting the memory of Iris hold her back.
Iris’s face had blocked out everyone else’s. The shadow of her presence had crowded Emmy out of every place she knew in this town. The idea of her with Nico Mathis had made Emmy feel foolish and unattractive. Replaceable.