SCOTT

This is the first time Maya has avoided me.

Strange but true.

And it says a lot about how far I have gone to mess everything around me up – I guess it's in my DNA.

The worst thing is that I have nothing to say to make things right, but nothing I would say would make sense or make her feel any better.

I had thought I could start something with her when she returned to the room, create a spark somehow, and build something significant with her, leave my past behind me, and accept her ...