Emily I didn’t think Adrian’s absence would hit me this hard. Five days. Just five days, yet it felt like someone had peeled away a layer of me and left everything underneath exposed. I moved through the house like I was missing something vital—like I’d forgotten my phone, my purse, my heartbeat. Even Lily noticed. She'd started interning at the company, thanks to my blunder to Nathan the other day, which meant Nathan had fallen for my excuse She came back late two nights ago, probably doing what I'd rather not think about with Nathan, when she saw me in the living room sipping a cup of tea, she paused, "You’re home early. Again,” she moved closer, fake pitt evident in her voice “What happened? Your side piece dumped you?” I simply rolled my eyes and replied "At least I'm not the side piece" I'd relished the view of her face turning ashen, she humped and stormed to her room, murmuring something inaudible, I didn't pay her any more attention, it still surprised me how someone coul
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