Chapter 8
“We’re the ones who did wrong by Miley and by Leonard too. I know you have contempt for the way I did things, but I didn’t have any other way.”
I sat on the couch, not bothering to move even an inch, as if whatever she was talking about had nothing to do with me.
Susanna said that she had talked Shane’s car off before she finally convinced him to agree to sign the divorce
papers.
“But leaving empty–handed was his own idea. Miley, he’s still hung up on you. All this was because I forced him. I’m the one at fault.”
I was already done considering how he felt, but what did he mean by “hung up on me“?
All those times he found excuses to go for a nightly jog but was exercising on Robyn’s bed instead. Or when he complained about how ugly I was or how I smelled after I got pregnant.
Was he hung up on me then? Seemed more like he was hanging me out to dry.
A month later, my mother booked me some flight tickets and had my brother escort me onto the plane.
“Go out for some fresh air. If you see something you like, have your brother buy it for you.”
I actually wanted to tell her that I was feeling much better and that my mood was surprisingly serene. But seeing as how sad my brother was, I could not find it in me to say no.
We took a trip to Yorksville. On the trip, I found Leonard staring blankly at Robyn’s social media page every so
often.
