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He exhaled, and I could’ve sworn he said, “I’m going to spend the rest of my life healing every cut they’ve opened.”

How long was I going to keep dragging myself out of this pit?
Why did they treat me like I wasn’t a person worthy of dignity?
Goodness, I was so tired.

My heart ached with so much love for this woman that breathing hurt.

But beneath it, we were both hurting, because...
It seemed it would always be motorcycle helmets and hidden meetings for us.

Ailey believed people bullied her because she deserved it. Something broke in my chest.

The younger girls watched Ailey like she was the very moon, but Ailey didn’t seem to notice. She was certain everyone thought the worst of her. My girl was breaking my heart.

I said, my fingers twitching with the urge to touch her hair. Did her hands know how lucky they were to have easy access to it?

“Why are you asking if you can touch me?” I whispered in surprise, realizing now that Pete had not touched me before. He’d only helped me wear his helmet, and even then, he’d asked first.
“Men never ask,” I said. “They just do.”