As Monday dragged on, Bri was there just as she promised. She sat with me at lunch, dropped me home after school, and Cade had clearly made excuses not to see me while I was with her. He at least respected my decision enough to stay away. My ability to smile had stopped working, and Brianna had noticed. She pestered me to tell her what was wrong, but I just couldn't tell her now. For my own selfish reasons, I needed her to help me get through this. But every time she stared down at her phone with a goonish smile on her face, my shattered heart seemed to slice deeper into my chest. Whenever she mentioned his name, I bit my lip to keep a sob from escaping. This feeling was new to me, and although I knew why, I couldn't admit it to myself.
"You know, you can tell me anything, C. Nothing you
