Chapter 5

[Natalie, don't be sad. Mr. Mitchell isn't what you think. He's just off dealing with some trouble.]

[Exactly. There's nothing between him and Clara. You're the only one he cares about.]

[He'll be back before you know it. And he'll bring your favorite little cakes.]

I watched the bullet comments drift by and managed a smile.

Really? But Nathan still went, didn't he?

Just when I thought we were finally getting closer, he left without a second thought. For another woman.

Turned out, being crazy in love was just this. Nothing special.

I sat on the living room couch all…