chapter fifty-seven

I sat on my chair in my office, shut out from the rest of the world while I worked on my papers. It has been working here on out since I got back from the hotel days ago. Esther had yelled at me but I was numb. He had gone abroad to get away from me, that was the only thing that stuck in my head and no matter how much I tried to get it off, it didn't go away. It can be a disorienting experience when someone you know suddenly disappears without a trace. This seems to be the case with Killian, who has seemingly erased all evidence of his existence in my life, save for the massage parlor he had given me. He didn't call or text nor did he send word to me to let me know he was alive. I couldn't reach him either. He had left me confused wondering if we were done or just taking a hiatus. I needed to know before I went crazy just thinking about it. It was impossible to say for sure what may have happened to Killian. It's possible that he simply wanted to move on from me, but it's also possible