More Than Goodbyes

Ruby’s POV

He looked at me with that crooked smile of his, the kind that always made my chest ache in ways I couldn’t explain. For a second, I wanted to forget everything—the doctor’s words, the ticking clock inside me, the way my father’s voice thundered warnings about him. For a second, I just wanted to be a girl standing in front of a boy who made her feel weightless.

“You’re staring,” Milo tea