- Can you see these lines on my palm? You have them too and they seem the same, but they're different.
- Why?
- Everyone has their own line.

Aiden tried to commit suicide, Brent tried to save his brother, Jack tried to become a better person... What came out of it?

LINES

One call made me shave, take a bath, and change my clothes. All I do the next day is wait for four o'clock. I'm waiting for the phone to ring. And when it finally does, I pick up and hear Aiden's voice. 


I feel relief, there was a part of me that doubted Aiden would call today. But he did. And I allow myself to raise my hopes up a bit. 


“We can meet at the cafe at 5. if it's okay with you.” Aiden says. 


I try to guess Aiden's mood from the tone of his voice. I don't think he wants to meet just to say proper goodbye or that he hates me, does he? 


For me it's a chance to explain myself, to say something more meaningful than “sorry”. 


I came early, and now I'm just pacing back and forth, trying to get my thoughts in line. But when Aiden shows up, all my words vanish. In daylight I see his eyes looking straight at me and again all I have to say is “I'm sorry”. Because I am. 


Chapter 21