a found me. She didn' t drag me out. She crawled in with me, her arms a shield. "It' s okay to be scared, Ethan. This little dark space? It' s your safe for

quickly, desperate to appease her, to erase that loo

f death and freezing yourself, it' s a bit much. Olivia has enough on her plate planning

the brochures, my hands trembling slightly. I walked to the kitchen,

e kitchen. I retrieved the brochures, smoothing out the creases

irt unbuttoned, his hair disheveled. He paused when he saw me, a smirk playing on his li

o tell myself it was fine. She was an adult. She deserved happiness. He wa

e a low taunt. "She' s incredible, you know. Passionate. Something you' ll never experience." He paused, then added, "You' re a str

ils digging into my palms.

know, your parents... that whole scandal. The suicide, the breakdown. It makes you wonder, doesn' t it?

ded it with a dirty stick. A red mist descended. I didn' t think.

us, cut through the air. She stood at the entrance to the hallway,