Chapter Thirty - Nine

MAX’S POV

I tried to hide my emotions as best as I could. I understood that Alexis was having a difficult time coming to terms with her best friend’s death, the sudden life changes she was having and everything else Selene seemed to be throwing her way. However, I was very skeptical about her choice to see Bailey again. I was very hesitant to take her to the mental institution. Yet, her fierce determination had won me over.

I was also hugely sympathetic towards her. I was trying so hard to put myself in her shoes and try to be more understanding and gentle with her. It must not be easy. To have your entire life unravel before your eyes and turn out to be a lie; to be told you aren’t who you’ve lived for all the many years of your life and to lose your best friend to unfortunate circumstances. It must be hard. It must be tough for her. So I decided to oblige every desire to see Bailey.

Here we were, at the mental institution with Alexis finally hearing the truth about everything from