Page 95 of A Thousand Broken Pieces

ME:

Harvard

My mom linked her arm through mine, and we headed straight to the retreat. The hard work was just beginning, but the love I had for Savannah, for my mom, my dad, formyself… and for Cillian. The love I had for all of them would get me through.

And I would have Savannah back in my arms if it was the last thing I would do.

Homeward Hearts and Healing Souls

Savannah

AS WE BEGAN OUR DESCENT,IPULLED OUT THE LETTERCAEL HAD LEFT MEand read it one more time. At this point, it was committed to memory. But still, I read. Because it made me feel closer to him, even though he was miles away.

Peaches,

Please don’t be mad that I left. But I have to go. To be the man I need to be for you, for me, I need to go with Leo.

Please don’t think this means I’m leaving you. It’s the opposite. I am going so that, when we meet again, nothing will separate us. So that nothing will get in our way, and we can have the future we dreamed of. You are the love of my life.

When I came on this trip, I was shattered into a thousand broken pieces. But one by one, the closer we grew to one another, you glued me back together. I’m not fully healed yet, but I am determined to do it for us.

I love you, Peaches. Give me time, and I will run back to you as quickly as I can.

I love you,

Cael

I put the letter down and took out my cell phone. I’d been so angry at him for leaving me without saying goodbye. After everything we’d been through, I felt he owed me that much. In that moment, he had broken my heart. But when I spoke to him … I heard it. I heard how shattered he was. But I also heard the determination in his voice.

I ran my finger over the text he had sent me.

CAEL:

Harvard

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