Chapter 52

As time passed, Ava started to get certain thoughts. These thoughts were not the nicest ones. There were things that Casey would say to her that would fuel these thoughts. And every time he would look at her a certain way, or smile at her, she would find herself thinking the thoughts that she shouldn’t.

He would tell her things like: “Being with you is like a breath of fresh air.” or “When I’m with you I don’t feel suffocated. You really make things a lot easier in my life.”

When he said those things to Ava, she began to think a little higher of herself. While being endlessly praised by someone she liked, it was only natural for her to want to keep up with the actions that caused her to be praised. But it also made her think highly of herself. Casey would compare Ava to Klaire and in everything she compared her to, Ava would always come out on top. And in the end, Ave began to think that she was be