"Gale, you don't have to feel inferior. You don't need to think you've let Mr. Wood down, or sink into self-loathing. Your situation and mine aren't the same. I've already pulled myself together and thrown myself into work. You shouldn't get caught up in that nightmare from that night.

"Honestly, you shouldn't because you didn't experience that nightmare!"

Gale almost forgot to blink, just staring at Ivy like that, Gale saw her reflection in Ivy's clear gaze.

"Ivy, you..." Gale felt a bit los