Damian. I wasn't sure what to expect, but everything Kate had told me in my office kept swirling through my mind. The entire evening I had spent with Ivy and the others, I couldn't help but think how Kate was right. I needed to be honest with Ivy. I couldn't keep hiding the truth. I didn't explain everything because some things were too hard for me to explain, but I let her know what I was doing. I told her I was going, and it was to help fix whatever the hell was going on with me. Ivy deserved to know, just in case something bad happened. I didn't want her thinking my demise was her fault. I loved her more than I realized. Before the sun had risen across the horizon, I had slipped from my bed where Ivy laid sleeping and prepared to leave. Walking around the room, my eyes darted to