The room fell into a heavy silence once more.
Damon stayed where he was, staring down at Kate. He had known this girl all his life. Back then, things were simpler—pizza on weekends, late-night horror movies, and Kate nagging him about his grades like some miniature drill sergeant.
She had always been the steady one. Bright, relentless, honest to a fault. The kind of person who made people feel like they mattered, even when they didn't. She was also the one who encouraged him when he wanted to play video games for a living.
They had grown apart when she started dating someone, and eventually just lost touch. In his last life, he had just assumed that she was busy with her own life to bother with him, but now that he knew the truth, it was hard to digest.
