"Because I've lost people I cared about, too," Elena answered. Her parents, which...was a bit different from losing the love of your life, but still.
Her gaze lowered, head ducking a minute. "I haven't told anyone..." Jeremy knew, or had known at the time but...everyone was so nice to her. No mention of what part she'd played in their deaths.
"The night of the car crash? I ditched family night. There was a party that I wanted to go to instead. And then I got into a fight with my boyfriend and asked them to come get me. We crashed on the way back." It was her fault.
"No one cares after the first week or two. They just want you to be over it. They want to move on...and your life is changed forever. ...no one really understands."