“I know.”
His voice cracked for the first time.
“I also know why you stopped.”
My stomach tightened.
“What do you mean?”
Marcus folded his arms.
“This is ridiculous.”
Andrew ignored him.
“You stopped because he convinced you I didn’t want to be found.”
“That’s what your note said.”
“No.” Andrew shook his head. “My note said not to look for me. It didn’t say I stopped loving you.”
Marcus stepped forward.
“Enough.”
Andrew finally looked at him.
“No. You’ve had six years.”
Marcus turned to me.
“He’s trying to blame me because he can’t take responsibility for running away.”
Andrew unlocked his phone.
“You really want to keep lying?”
Marcus didn’t answer.
Andrew held up the screen.
“I kept these because one day I knew I’d need them.”
My heartbeat thundered in my ears.
“What are those?”
“The reason I never came home.”
