{Ellie’s POV}
I woke up in an empty bed.
The side of the bed was cold, which means Noah had left hours ago or he didn’t sleep at all. I stood up and peeked through the windows that were covered with light gray curtains and saw that the sun was just about to rise.
Why was Noah up so early?
I don’t know whether to be relieved or confused that he wasn’t by my side. A part of me wanted to escape from his line of vision since I was sure Noah would still ask me about what was bothering me, and I didn’t want that since I was so close to telling him.
I can’t. At least not yet.
I realized that before I could tell anyone else about it, I should open it up to dad first since he knew these things better than I do. He’d been with mom, and I’m sure she told him things that might add to my better j
