Chapter 15: Chapter 15

After that day, Joy never saw Cedric again. She sold the house that had taken nearly all the best years of her life and moved back in with her parents. Jonah's phone stayed switched off. None of her messages went through, and Joy knew he had blocked her. Eventually, she tracked down one of Jonah's friends and asked her to pass along a message. "Jonah, I'll give you one year. If you don't come find me by then, I won't wait for you anymore." Day after day, as she waited, Joy's hopes slowly dwindled....