JemThe first week at school felt heavier than I’d imagined.Not because of the workload — that part was manageable — but because every quiet moment had Jake’s ghost in it.When I brushed my teeth in the morning, I saw him in the mirror behind me, teasing, smirking, tugging the back of my shirt the way he used to.When I walked through the halls, surrounded by laughter and camera flashes and perfume, I kept glancing over my shoulder expecting him to appear, hand in pocket, watching me like I was the only thing worth seeing.But he never did.He’d kissed me goodbye in that penthouse, whispered that I’d “make him proud,” then disappeared into a world of meetings and men who called him boss. I knew he’d call when he could — he always did — but the hours in between were too loud. Too crowded with people who didn’t know who I really was, and too quiet when the lights went out and I remembered who I’d become.My roommates were loud.They talked about boys and makeup and the next party like
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