Chapter 447 Hurting Without Meaning To

Back in the day, I would have teased Alice just to get a rise out of her, the way I used to with Moore. However, those days were gone now. Then, I just stood there, feeling numb until I finally walked away, my spirits at rock bottom. The rain in Lake City was relentless, the kind of cold that seeps into the bones. I could not go back to the Scotts. When I left town with Lucas, I ended everything with my mom. Coming back now, I was starting from scratch. I was lost without a home, aimlessly drifting through the freezing streets, my clothes clinging to me and drenched from the relentless rain. The bone-chilling cold had almost numbed me to the core, and my mind was stuck on a loop, replaying the deaths of Officer Jackson and Kobe. I felt like a stray dog with no place to call my own, wandering around without a purpose. Everything had changed so much in the past couple of months. Maxwell found me in a daze, not even sure where I was. I caught glimpses of his worried face. He shook me,