- 10.
I was terrified Jason would hate me after all
this. He sat on a bench, wearily rubbing his
temples. I didn’t know how to comfort him, so I
just sat beside him and whispered, “It’s going to
be okay.”
He started to cry. “I knew you left because of
my mom’s medical bills. But I didn’t know Molly
had lied to her about who paid. I thought Mom
genuinely liked Molly. If I’d told her the truth
sooner, maybe none of this would have happened.” I stroked his hair. “You’ve done
enough, Jason. You reached the top of your
industry in five years. You kept your promise.
You took care of your mom. You’re a good son,
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You took care of your mom. You’re a good son,
and you’re a good boyfriend.”
His mom woke up a few hours later. The first
thing she did was apologize to me. Sher explained how she’d felt after I left. Jason had gotten drunk, really drunk, and kept calling my
name. That’s when she started to resent me. I
didn’t blame her. Not anymore.
- 11.
