Sophia’s POV. After sitting on my parents’ front step for what felt like hours, I finally picked up my suitcases and walked back to my car. I had no idea where to go, but I couldn’t stay there any longer. The humiliation of being rejected by my own family was eating me alive. I drove aimlessly through the city until I found myself at Riverside Park, the same place where Aiden and I had walked during his recovery. Back then, those walks had felt like progress, like we were building something together. But now the memories just made everything worse. I sat on a bench overlooking the river and let myself cry until my chest ached. When the tears finally slowed, I pulled out my phone, with shaking hands, and dialed the only person I had left, my best friend, Beth. The phone rang once, twice, three times then straight to voicemail. “Hi, you’ve reached Beth, leave a message and I’ll get back to you.”I tried calling again still no answer. “Beth, please,” I whisper into the phone. “I n
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