Chapter 12
Torrance
I look down at my Fitbit and realize I've run nearly eight miles. I usually don't go this long, at least not without stopping. I guess it's easy to do when your mind is elsewhere. I can't stop thinking about Mia. I want to. I need to, but I've never been so caught up on a girl before. Ever since the day I walked into that bakery, I haven't been able to get her off my mind.
I see her running in the distance and I'm tempted to run the other way, but I've never been one to run away from a girl. This girl just happens to be the only one I've ever been afraid of. Not afraid in the normal sense, just afraid of the potential power she could have over me. That's all relationships are, right? A power struggle? Either the girl is way too invested in the guy or vice versa an
