"No," I said. "I can't blame myself for this."
"But you were the only one home when she died," she argued. "You have to admit that the possibility exists."
"There's nothing that I can do to bring her back," I said. "And you know that. It doesn't matter what you say. It's over between us."
"Nick," she began.
I sighed, cutting her off.
"I don't care what you say," I said. "I'm not going to argue with you."
She stared at me in shock for a moment before finally nodding her head.
"Okay," she said. "But if you change your mind..."
I ignored her and climbed back into my car. I started the engine and pulled away from the curb. With each passing second, I grew more and more angry. I felt like I was being pushed around, and I wanted to fight back. It wasn't until I saw the police cars blocki
