Chapter 71

Neither of my parents spoke as the words left my mouth. Of course, I didn't really expect them to since for as long as I could remember, they just simply assumed that I was a problem child.

Behind them, my sister's face had already begun to turn white with fear. This brought me joy. Especially after all the years I remained silent about her deeds.

"Are you sure about this?" Travis murmured close to my ear. "If it brings you pain or discomfort to relive, you can wait until you're more ready.

"I'm okay." I assured him, placing a hand on his arm and squeezing. "This has been a long time coming. It is about time I stopped living in the past. "

If you asked me three weeks ago if I would find myself here, the answer would have been no.

There was no way I would ever find myself opening up to anyone, letting anyone else in, or even falling in love.