Chapter 28

It's amazing what the human heart can endure when you have a will like mine. It's amazing how you can bounce back, like you were, no matter what life throws at you. It's amazing how many masks I must keep in my back pocket for when one gets smashed into a thousand pieces so I can slide a new one on. We're on a plane already, and I'm cool and controlled and acting like yesterday never happened. Red head is gone, thank god, and Jake seems like the normal good old Jake from before our vacation. The past week or so erased from memory. Just like that! All is almost right with the world if I can just ignore all of that. Forget all the tears, and ignore the crazy way he makes me feel, that I can no longer honestly say is platonic. He's on his cell, despite me glaring at him about using it on the plane. "Yes, that's right." He waves his hand at my expression, dismissing me as I picture us crashing into the ocean. "No, it doesn't need his permission, it's my