The guilt was eating me alive. Whenever I thought that I was making the right decision, it would come back to bite me in the ass. I didn’t know how much longer I would be able to continue fighting, especially if something happened to Joel on my behalf.
Nick ended up excusing himself to let me finish my bath in peace if that’s what you would call it. All I could think about now was if Joel would be okay. I needed to find some inner strength inside myself to slip out of here somehow and check on Joel. I’m strong enough to find a way out of this for myself rather than depend on someone to come to my rescue. I’ve dealt with enough of Nick’s s**t between now and our past.
I climbed out of the bath, wrapping a warmed towel around my body. My body was on fire
