Chapter 40

OLIVIA

It felt like I wasn't driving at all, as I cruised on the seemingly endless narrow road. How did I end up like this? Probably my parents again, still haunting my existence. I finally spot the sign to my uncle's farmhouse and mentally sigh. I'm emotionally exhausted and all I want to do is sleep and forget about today. I drive through the gravel mud road and after twenty minutes, my uncle's farmhouse comes into view. Nothing has changed, it's still the same way I remember. The farmhouse is not big, but enough for him, with numerous trees surrounding the area. His 1987 Jeep Gladiator truck stands parked in front of the house, with the stable a stone throw away from the house. I park Tay's car next to the truck and run to the door, pounding it. He welcomes me with his AKA forty-seven in hand, “Jesus worm! I could have shot you.” Yep, I’m the worm. If the circumstances were different I would have rolled my eyes at him or swatted his arm but I threw myself at him and clenched on his