Chapter 59: Isabelle: How to Make Everything Right Again

One Month Later

It's been a little over a month since my mom was in the hospital and I officially ended things with Grayson. Thanksgiving is two weeks away, and no one seems to care, myself included. Every day is harder than the last, and there isn't a minute that goes by that I don't want to find Grayson and tell him how wrong it feels not to be with him. It consumes me. But I don't, because what if he can't forgive me? Also, deep down, I still believe this was the best decision. Not forever, but for now. Brandon used to say God always answers our prayers: Sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes wait. So, I'm waiting.

Things in my life are slowly getting better. Mom made it through detox and is learning ways to cope with her alcoholism. She's also finally facing her grief over Brandon's death. Her doctor is optimistic that once she grieves properly, she won't need to rely on alcohol to dull her pain.