Chapter 14 [1-3]

I had fallen asleep early that day and Elliot never responded until late in the evening, explaining that he was called into work which was why he couldn’t respond. I wasn’t too sure what to think about his message when I woke up the next day and spent the rest of my day in my room studying. I took this chance to look over the assignments I’ve worked on for the semester and look over all the tests to review the wrong answer. Mom was surprised when she saw my piercing and didn’t think much of it nor did I tell her about what happened over the weekend. I thought over the conversation I had with Lucas and I know he meant well when he said that the group would understand when I decided to open up to them, but it’s always a story that I hesitate to share.

I put my pen down when I heard my cell phone ringing, and I read Elliot’s name, “Hello?” I answered.

“Are you busy?” He asked.

“No, I’m studying.” There was an awkward silence between us after I answered and I can tell that Elliot had some