LOGINVedant I go to the one place I know I still can return. Home. Even though I know my laptop is waiting for me there, devoid of any new messages from Iris. Because there will never be any new messages from her. Not anymore.Iris is dead.My chest still feels like it’s been cracked open, like someone
Vedant “What’s wrong?” Chiara’s worry is potent, and I feel immediately bad for causing her any additional harm while she’s recovering.“I, um…” I struggle to find the words. Are there even words to describe this? “I have to go.”I know I’m being abrupt, but I can’t have her see me like this. It’s
She seems guarded, like she has a wall put up. I can’t help but lean back, feeling the cold distance she has established between us.She just nods her answer, but even then, her head barely moves. My chest tightens.Something seems wrong.I want to assume that she’s just still tired. But I have seen
Chiara When I open my eyes again, the world is quiet. Even the beeping of the monitors is gone.It soon becomes clear that it is nighttime as well. The room is dark, blanketed in a cozy black that shadows the corners of the room.But he is still visible in the darkness. My eyes find him immediately
Vedant Oh god.Chiara. Something horrible has clearly happened to her. There is blood on Matthew’s shirt.Her blood.On his shirt.All at once, my shock is replaced by a torrent of rage. She didn’t have a car on the trip, which means that he had been driving.His driving put her in danger. She is h
Vedant I am walking through the hospital doors when the pain jolts through me.It lances me, momentarily making me nearly bend double. It comes seemingly from nowhere, piercing through my bones and taking me by surprise. I have no idea what might have caused it, and it takes me a moment to compartm







