t that lavender soap? It still smelled like Caleb. Like his lies. She climbed out, grabbe

too loud, stuck on one thing: Why did he cheat? She flopped onto her bed and yank

ss. She'd snapped at her mom, ignored her sister, Ellie, and even shoved Caleb away for a bit. "We mis

hen she finally broke down. He made her feel okay again. Well, mostly. Some days, she'd still ditch plans or hide in her

She groaned, muted the thing, and typed back: "I'm okay. Just need space. Talk soon." Then she sent an email to her boss: "

er phone onto

ank like old pizza. She had to get out. Her gaze landed on a photo...her and Caleb at Twin Peaks,

s, and crept past her mom's room. Loud snores...yes!

he parked, hiked up the hill, and listened to her shoes crunch the dirt. At the top, the view slammed into h

e everywhere, laughing like an idiot. Caleb pointing at stars, making up dumb names like "Sparkle Pants." Caleb whispering, "Y

led, her voice crackin

tears with her sleeve, annoyed she was crying again. This

cryb

ds on her hips, looking like a tornado hit her. Her hoodie wa

I was here?" Nor

n here to sulk," Ellie said. She dropped down next t

lied, totally sulking. "

out how to star in a soap oper

I miss him so bad it's killing me. He helped me when Dad died, and then he went aheadand broke me even

e, next-level awful. But you don't have to deal with all that alone. When Dad died,

wful to you and Mom back then. I was so c

g. "But we survived. And we'll survive this. You're

iping her nose.

held out her hand. "Let's go. You need coffee

r now, the city glowing. The hurt was still there, big and heavy,