Chapter 55

Izaak wrapped his arms around Gabriella and drew her close to his chest. Those words from Izaak opened a dam, and the river streamed down Gabriella's cheeks. Those insincere words put an ache inside her heart. She pushed Izaak away. “Don’t touch me,” she exclaimed with no conviction. Those words were the words she had always longed to hear. But no! She shouldn’t get swayed. She shouldn’t let Izaak play with her heart anymore. “Ella–” Gabriella didn’t listen to Izaak. She was done listening to him. She was scared that if he told her sweet nothings, she would foolishly believe again. She turned around and ran for the door. She got inside her car and drove out of the garage. She recklessly drove above the normal speed, overtaking cars in front of her, never minding the angry honks from the cars she overtook. She had met her aunt only once. At her grandma’s funeral. Because of her discorded relationship with Ruth, she never contacted anyone in the family. However, Gabriella knew her aunt b