Chapter twenty three

Collins POV

I have never felt so humiliated all my life, maybe sometime ago when I really can't remember but tonight hit a bit different. I was having a good time in a long while with Alessia and her family couldn't just wait to help ruin it. Spending time with her made me feel safe and at home, she reminded me so much of my mother.

Taking a seat on the bench under the street light just opposite my house. I took in a deep breath, exhaling into the silent night. Everything appears to be on a pause, like someone held it down for me to think. The night of my mother's death came rushing at me like a dam of enclosed waters.

Sometimes, I wish my mum was still alive. The I wouldn't have had to be moving around like a nomad. Not to sound like an ungrateful bitch, it's just that I would have preferred living in a particular place and making actual friends. Meeting Alessia and getting attached to her is scary for me, but then the more I try to pull away from her the more something deep inside o