You, Me & Letting Go by Katie Kaleski

Author:Katie Kaleski [Kaleski, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: summer, Romance, young adult, Disability, special needs, dating, summer job, ADHD, ADD, teen
ISBN: 9781948671712
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Published: 2019-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

I cried and ticced almost the entire way home, and some people stared out their car windows, but I didn’t care. I was so embarrassed. My emotions were everywhere. Many times, I overreacted to the stupidest things. Like in Tabitha’s apartment. I still couldn’t believe I cried in front of her. It’s not like what I heard was anything new, but in front of Tabitha, it was different. Maybe it would dawn on her that she didn’t want to be friends with me. My heart got broken before it had a chance to love. I liked her so much, but my feelings were doomed to remain unrequited.

A shadow of fear formed over me the closer I got to my house. That feeling hadn’t happened in a long time, but I knew it meant nothing good for me. I walked in the front door, and Jemmie was all up in my face.

“There you are! You know what I had to do? Do you?”

“Um …” My heart started to constrict.

“Well?”

“Don’t be a jerk. I know. I forgot to walk Bucky.” I tried so hard to remain calm.

“No, it’s not that. I got home like twenty minutes ago and there in the middle of the living room was a big steaming pile of dog shit.”

“Oh.”

“Yes, oh. You ever try to get wet poo out of a carpet?”

“Look, Jem—”

“No, you can’t get out of it so easy. All you had to do was walk your dog. What’s so hard about that? Seriously, you’re such a moron sometimes.” Jemmie never called me names.

“Um,” I choked out. “I …” I could feel my tears building as that shadow grew and started to envelop me.

“Van, listen.”

I didn’t listen. I thought about how I messed things up too much that time, how scared I felt.

“Van.” My sister snapped her fingers in front of my face.

I sniffled as tears rolled down my face. “I’ll go over the spot again and take Bucky out. I’m sorry. I was just trying … no, forget it. I made a mistake.” I wiped my face with the heel of my hand, and it all bubbled over. My head jerked to the side, and my eyes squeezed shut, and my arm bent up with the side of my hand slapping my shoulder. I did that all a few more times and said, “Jesus,” under my breath. The tightness from my heart radiated across my whole chest. “I won’t forget again.” I felt so doomed. A new bout of tears lingered. And then Tru walked in the front door. At the sight of her, I stopped taking in air. I knew she would lay into me too.

“Oooo, is it let’s make our brother cry time?”

My lower lip trembled, and I hit full-on panic mode.

“Oh, the little boy is crying. You poor thing,” Tru said.

I tried to breathe, but my lungs wouldn’t cooperate. The tightening that took over my heart and lungs turned into an ache, a growing pain.

“What happened?” Tru asked.

“Nothing,” Jemmie said.

“There’s something. Stop covering for him.

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