Chapter Eighteen

Hadley sat on the settee sofa as she watched Serena play with her hands on her bed. She had gone to the Cress' house with muffins to welcome Serena, only for them to be back in her studio apartment.

Serena hadn't said a word to her since she asked her to let her follow her back to her apartment. So Hadley just let her stay on her bed.

Serena sat on the bed with her knees folded, her arms wrapped around them and her face buried against it.

"What's going on?" Hadley sat up and faced her direction. She was testing her patience by remaining silent. "I can't do anything if you remain quiet like this, you have to talk to me."

Hadley moved to the bed and placed her hand over her best friend's shoulders.

"I'll be staying with you for a while," Serena said quietly.

"Oh yeah, I can see that, all the story you skipped before that. Let's begin with that."

Serena sighed, "My aunt's husband was arrested for fraud."

"Oh shit. Was she arrested too?" Hadley's eyes widened in surprise. She swung her