The Broken Girl (Lonely Girl Book 2) by Gracie Wilson Read Free Book Online Page B

much and now he’s losing his home although it’s not like he remembers the house. “ And, well, he’s agreed.” The sting still hurts from knowing I won’t see Keegan around anymore. “I’d like you to consider living with me, but if you don’t want to, that’s fine. But your room will still be there for you. Keegan is moving into his own place in the apartments across the street from our house, and not with Sarah.” I can tell he’s added the last part for my benefit but it doesn’t lessen the blow.
    “ Keegan’s is being released today.” I don’t look at my brother but continue to look out the window. I’ve now found out that it gives me an escape from all this. “Becca…” I knew he was going to be released. I just hoped he’d get his memory back first. “Becca... He’s asking to see you.” Hearing that, my eyes snap from the window to my brother’s face. I can tell immediately that he’s not asking because he remembers me. “I don’t think I can do that, Alec, Why does it matter anyway? It’s not like he knows me. He just has some misplaced guilt about everything that’s happened. He feels he needs to see me and say words I don’t want to hear. Just tell him that it’s fine and I’m fine. Everything is fine, okay?”
    I hear my brother make a sound that almost comes off like a growl and I see that he’s furious to my response to him. Oops! “REBECCA POTTS, you are going in there and you’re going to let him say what he needs to. That’s Keegan in there not some nobody! He has been there for you and you damn well are going to be there for him in whatever capacity he needs. He… God, Becca, he needs you even if he can’t remember. I know I have no right to ask this of you or to involve myself but I can’t help it. I need you to wait. Don’t move on with Jake yet. Please just give Keegan more time. If he wakes up from all this and realizes that he’s lost you, I don’t know what will happen.”
“He loves you and I know you love him. I know you love Jake too, so just wait. I know Jake will wait because, just like Keegan would, he wants you to make the best decision for yourself. They both want you to be happy and they are both willing to settle with just being friends to have you in their lives. Just be Keegan’s friend, that’s what he needs right now.” I shake my head, feeling the weight of tears in my eyes.
    “He doesn’t need my friendship. He doesn’t remember me.” I feel my brother’s fingers swipe away the tears that have now started to fall down my cheeks. “Becca, he might not remember you but he feels the loss of your presence. It’s time to show him that what he feels he’s missing isn’t gone. It is just broken and it can be repaired, I promise.”
    “You should be able to wait and let things happen naturally. Don’t rush into things with Jake. I will support whatever makes you happy. But remember that if you go there with Jake, you risk losing your friendship. So make sure when you make a choice that you are making the right and final one.” I feel like my brother has shamed me and I want to hate him for getting involved, but I can’t. Keegan is his best friend and I wouldn’t expect any less from him. He’s not wrong. I do love Keegan, but I love Jake too. It’s always been Jake I ran too. But... does that mean that it’s more love than the feelings I have for Keegan?  “If you really love Keegan, you should be able to remember that love for the both of you, Becca.” My eyes are wandering around, looking for any escape from these overwhelming emotions.
    “Because if you were in Keegan’s spot, he’d never give up on his love for you.”

Chapter Nine
     
     
     
    Keegan
     
    When I asked Alec to see his sister, I see hope in his eyes. At least until I say that I just want to talk to Bec alone. For someone reason, I just can’t adjust to calling her Becca. I knew her as Bec, so that’s just how it’s stayed in my head. “Sure, man.”