“Hey guys,” I weakly say, smiling at Dominic who hangs in the back of the group. “What’s all this?”“Sebastian called about you being here and we wanted to give you something to smile about,” Luca proudly states. He drags an empty chair next to Sebastian and swats his hand away from mine, replacing
StellaJust die already then. Stop bothering me and do everyone a favor and just disappear.Adrian’s words echo inside my mind. I am unable to force them away, the dark thoughts and wish for my death leaving me so depressed as I lay in the hospital bed. The idea that Adrian does not want to see me a
StellaThe ringing of my phone is nonstop. Calls and texts keep flooding my phone but I can barely bring myself to answer any of them. I caught a glance of one of the many messages.Clara’s Mother: Don’t you dare miss your sister’s birthday! If you miss this, we are going to fully disown you!Their
A notification ding catches my attention, turning my attention back towards my computer. I open up the website and click on Tracer’s name.Tracer: Sorry about the delay. It will be fully completed by the end of the week, I promise! Person things came up.Adrian: It’s okay! As long as it is done by t
AdrianThe days pass me by in a blur. My mind has been stuck on Stella and the way she shut me out. I could hear her cries from the other side of the door, the sound of her pained sobs forever carved into my memory.Every single day I wait for a call from her, a simple text message explaining that s
I step through and he follows suit, sticking close to my side before the doors close once again. I lean against the wall, using it to catch my breath and rest my body until I have time to bolt out and away from his close proximity again.“What?” Adrian asks, completely dumbfounded by my refusal. He
StellaThe car ride to my apartment is silent. The radio quietly plays in the background but it is drowned out from the ringing that sounds inside my ears. I turn away from Adrian, unable to even look or breathe in his direction.Am I a fool? Have I been tricked this entire time? Has Adrian’s sudden
Stella“A new medication? Is that wise for her to go on?” Adrian asks, looking at the doctor while he scribbles new notes into a fresh notebook he bought from the store.I sit beside him in the seat, feeling weary from that day’s appointment. My doctor wanted me to come in and do some bloodwork and
StellaMy bedroom inside of Adrian’s home feels different. It is a place that I used to call home, a place where I was able to relax and be myself without having to live up to anybody else’s expectations.Laying in bed, I look around the room. The walls are completely bare, void of any lingering rem