LOGINHannah's POVThe next day was Saturday, and I didn't really have anything to do. Evelyn called and said I could take the day off today because she was taking Madison to her play date with her friends, so I had nothing to do, but I liked it. It was peaceful. And if you're asking why, it's because Tiffany was out with her tech friends — according to her she has a group thing — while Maya was on her phone doing whatever.It was quiet and peaceful until Serena barged into the room like she owned it — well, technically she does — and the first thing she said was —"We are going out." She smiled so hard it brought out the dimples I never even knew she had.I looked at her like she was dumb, then I looked at Maya, then I looked at Serena again."Are you talking to us?" I pointed to me and Maya.She looked around, then looked at me and Maya."Uhm… duh, stupid, of course I'm talking to the both of you." She went straight to my closet.I stood up from my bed to go meet her."Do you mind telling
Hannah's POVWe didn't hear from Maya until evening, and that was when Tiffany came inside the dorm room with her.To say she looked like a mess was an understatement. The makeup she put on in the morning was already smudged from crying. I've never seen Maya cry before, and I've only stayed here for like a month or two, I think. Serena was in the bathroom, and when she came out she saw Maya, and the first thing she said was —"Woow."Tiffany gave her death glares from beside Maya, but Maya didn't see. Serena composed herself and came to sit on the bean bag."How are you, Maya?" I said.Tiffany led her to her bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up. Maya looked at us."I'm so sorry guys for snapping at you guys in the morning, I just needed time to process everything," she said."It's fine, Maya," I said."Can I ask though, if you don't mind," Serena said.Maya looked like she already knew what she wanted to ask, but still asked her to go on. Serena adjusted herself on the bean bag.
Hannah's PovAfter the whole encounter at Zach's house that night, we came back to my dorm and Serena had said she was staying over because Nia had texted to tell her that her girlfriend was over and she needed some alone time, so that meant Serena had stayed over. That night we didn't even get to finish stepping foot inside the dorm room — Tiffany had bombarded us with questions, and so because I told Serena beforehand that she couldn't say anything to them, she made up with a series of answers from her head that surprisingly even Maya believed. After the whole thing we all went to bed.The next day was a Friday, and luckily for me and Serena our Jurisprudence professor wouldn't be able to come because his wife just gave birth — or at least that's what the class representative said. So basically no class for the day, because normally we would have five hours on that class. To say I was relieved was an understatement. I really can't imagine myself sitting for five hours today. Serena
Hannah's POVI told myself it wasn't a big deal.Just a notebook.Just going to pick it up.In and out.Simple.That's what I kept repeating to myself the entire morning while pretending to be focused on my reading assignment.But every time I tried to actually read the same sentence would just sit there on the page doing absolutely nothing useful.Serena noticed.Of course she noticed.She was sitting on the edge of my bed with her phone in her hand watching me turn the same page back and forth like it personally offended me."Are you going to tell me what's going on," she said. "Or are you going to keep pretending to read?""I'm reading.""Hannah. You've been on page four for forty minutes."I closed the book.She raised an eyebrow."Zachary texted me yesterday," I said carefully.Serena went very still.Then she sat up straight."I'm sorry. Come again?""He found my notebook. The one from the project meeting. He said I left it at his house."She stared at me."Zachary Reed. Texted
Hannah's POVThe next day I had to wake up very early — first reason was because I had class, and the second was because Tiffany was screaming her heart out.I woke up to see her on headsets while doing her tech thing, and it was as if she didn't care who heard her or not. It was like hearing a hawk singing, unless with Tiffany it was ten times worse. And the surprising thing was that it didn't wake Maya up — as I looked across the room she was just sleeping like an angel while I was suffering.But after like an hour or so, after I had finished bathing and all, as I came out of the bathroom she was already awake and in the middle of smacking Tiffany with her pillow and Tiffany was trying not to laugh. I looked at the situation and asked the first thing that came out of my mouth."What did she do this time?"Tiffany gasped with her hand on her heart."Oh my God… Hannah!!""What, you might've done something," I said chuckling."She threw her pen at me," Maya said."Well in my defense yo
Hannah’s POVAbout an hour later, everything had softened.Serena was on the floor with Madison, fully committed to whatever game they had created. Toys everywhere. Laughing. Madison bossing her around like she was the adult.And somehow… Serena didn’t mind.Evelyn and I were on the couch with tea between us, the atmosphere calmer now.Warm.Almost peaceful.Evelyn glanced toward them and smiled lightly.“I like how happy she is with Madison.”I followed her gaze.“She deserves it,” I said quietly. “After everything… I’m glad she’s laughing again.”That made Evelyn pause.She turned to me slightly.“Everything?”I hesitated.Then sighed.So I told her.About Serena’s father.About the call.About how quickly everything changed.Evelyn didn’t interrupt.She just listened.When I finished, she looked thoughtful.“I’m sorry she’s going through that,” she said softly. “But she seems strong.”“She is,” I nodded. “Stronger than she looks.”Evelyn smiled faintly.“I can see that.”Then she t







