Chapter 16

Unlike when I learned of Caesar and Rhea confessing their feelings for one another, I was no longer crying, yet the sorrow in my heart was still awful. I'm unsure if I can't cry anymore because I've gotten used to the pain and disappointment or because I've finally accepted the reality of Tyler and me not being together. Still, I took it as a good sign that I was finally and gradually trying to let go of my unrequited love.

And, as usual, save for the day Caesar and Rhea made their relationship official and public, being with Caesar grew increasingly infrequent. At the same time, Tyler and I began to hang out more frequently.

Since no one comes in to stop Tyler from being with me, we've been hanging around and chatting more frequently until our friendship has returned to how it was. I'm genuinely relieved that the uneasiness and guilt I've been experiencing towards Tyler have gradually disappeared.

I felt so at ease in his presence that we began joking about each other as if we had fo