Chapter 191

Tyler’s POV

I walked down the hallway after leaving Madison’s room, and I felt really weighed down by everything that had just happened. The words Mrs. Byers said to me kept replaying in my head, making me feel really bad about the mess I accidentally created. I couldn’t stop thinking about what I did and why I did it. Inside my head, I was asking myself, “What’s going on with you? Why do you even like this girl?” My own thoughts were telling me to move on, but no matter how sensible that sounded, I couldn’t just forget about Madison. There was something about her that I couldn't easily let go of.

Lost in these internal battles, I meandered through the hospital corridors, the rhythmic hum of fluorescent lights above serving as a backdrop to the turmoil within. Thoughts collided, a cacophony of confusion and self-reflection. I barely noticed when I passed the doctor’s office, the entrance slipping away in the haze of my contemplation.

It was only when a passing nurse caught my attentio