Dead Highways (Book 2): Passage (32 page)
“There is no peace in this world.”
“I think we should let her go. I think we should give her a chance at some kind of normal life. You see how happy Cathy is when she’s taking care of Olivia. She lost a daughter already. You saw the pain in her eyes when she told us about it. Don’t you see … we can help take some of that pain away.”
“But Olivia doesn’t belong to them.”
“She doesn’t belong to us, either.”
“She’s has my heart now. I can’t just make that go away.”
I hugged her again. Let her cry on my shoulder. After a minute, she pushed me off and handed Olivia over to me.
“You’re right. I’m not her mother. You found her. You make the decision.”
“Don’t be like that.”
“Maybe you should tell me how I’m supposed to be then.” She took a deep breath. “I understand what you’re saying. It’s dangerous. And I don’t want anything to happen to her. I would hate myself if something did. But I can’t help how I feel. I don’t want to lose her. I love her. I love you. I don’t know what else to say. You make the decision.”
“Why just me?”
“Because I can’t do it.”
“Are you gonna hate me if I give her away?”
Peaches stormed off, leaving the question hanging in the air.
I looked down at Olivia, contemplated the tough choice I now had to make. She stirred in my arms, came awake. “What am I gonna do with you, princess? Tell me what to do.”
Olivia looked up at me.
Beautiful. Perfect. Innocent.
But most of all, dependent. She couldn’t tell me what to do. Her life—her future—was in my hands. I had never felt such responsibility over another person. I could barely make decisions with my own life.
Right or wrong, she deserved an answer. I had to make a choice.
Let her stay, or let her go.
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