I Want To Forget

CONNOR*

"I need you to come to the office quickly. I'm a hundred percent sure that asshole Aaron punched Taylor. The right side of her face is swollen and bruised pretty badly. She won't let me take her to the hospital. She says she tripped and fell into a wall," I texted Blaze because he wouldn't answer his cell phone.

"Lock the door, so Aaron doesn't try to walk up in there; I'll be there as soon as possible. I'll bring Lyra and Vega along," Blaze messaged me back moments later.

When I get my hands on Aaron, he'll wish he were dead. He better hope I don't see him any time soon. I looked in on Taylor, who was on the phone scheduling a contractor to come out to one of our building sites, and then made my way to lock up the office. At least she took my peace offering; I had seen a half-eaten donut and one of the coffee cups I had bought for her sitting in front of her. I don't know if she will ever fully get over Wade and me ditching her when we started high school. Wade and I tried to