Chapter 8 holdit It was almost midnight when Tanner finally showed up outside my dorm, holding a sleek box of macarons like a peace offering he didn't really mean.]] "Hey. Eat these. I don't have much time."] He didn't even look at me properly. "And cancel your flight. Break's too short to go home anyway. We'll just chill here."[] When I didn't answer, he finally glanced up.[] "What's wrong with you now?"]] "Tanner," I said, my voice hollow. "We're over. Stop coming here."] He let out a dry laugh. "Right. 'Over." He shook the box of macarons open.[] "You're really gonna make me do this every time, huh?"] "Just cancel the flight, alright? I'm not playing. Don't blow up my phone later asking why I'm not on it."[] He reached out like he was going to feed me one.]] "You haven't seen me in weeks. Seven days without me? You'd lose it."[] I stepped back like he'd burned me.]] "I said we're done.]] I don't care if you stay here with her for seven days or seven months. It means nothing to me. Understand?"[] His smirk finally dropped.] "Okay, what is it now? What did I even do?"] His voice got low, irritated. "You know you can't function without me. Why are you like this? Did I let you get away with too much?" Something in me snapped.[] "You're staying for Ayla. Don't stand there and lie to me."[] My voice trembled but I didn't look away. "You think I'm stupid? I saw everything. Your little hospital date. Your all-nighter."[] "I don't care who you sleep with, Tanner. But don't you dare come here pretending you're doing this for me."[] He looked down, sighed hard, and threw the macarons on the ground.[] "Yeah. Fine. I'm staying for Ayla. You happy?"] Chapter 8 "But if your best friend was lying in a hospital bed alone, wouldn't you stay too?"] "If I hadn't been so busy babysitting your emotions, she wouldn't have gone out and wrecked her bike. So yeah-this is on me."[] He ran a hand over his face, exhausted. "I'm done arguing about this. I'm tired. "[] I turned away. "Then stop talking. Leave."]] I was done. So completely done.[] the door. he But as I walked toward the door, he raised his voice behind me:[] "You're really gonna be like this, Addie? After everything?"] "I'm not begging this time. Keep your ticket, don't keep it-I won't be on that flight."] "Go ahead. Give me the silent treatment. See what happens when I spend a whole week with someone who actually wants me around." I didn't turn back. I was already gone.[] ( 0 ) Delete, Block Move On: Your Little Cuba bus la