✤ Sera ✤
I didn’t plan on going to Adrian’s house. I told myself I wouldn’t. That I needed time, space, clarity, whatever excuse made me feel less ridiculous for spiraling the way I had been. But after leaving his office, walking across campus with my bag slung over my shoulder and my thoughts swirling like storm clouds, I realized something simple and terrifying:
I missed him.
And missing him made everything worse. My insecurities weren’t fading. They were growing teeth. By the time I reached Riverside, my chest felt too tight. Lina wasn’t home yet, which meant the apartment was silent, too silent. I set my bag down, paced the length of my room, sat on my bed, stood again, and finally pressed both palms to my temples. I couldn’t keep doing this, overthinking in circles until I convince
