"I told you to call me when you got home," Tiane replied, irritation coating her words.
"I’m okay. I’m home, everything’s fine. I’ll see you tomorrow," I assured her.
"Are you sure you’re alright?" Tiane pressed, concern heavy in her tone.
"Yeah, I’m fine, don’t stress," I reassured.
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
Hanging up, I sighed, upset about lying to Tiane but knowing I couldn’t draw her into my troubles, she was too fragile.
"So what now?" Noah shook his head, frustration evident. "You’ll just keep pretending Jamul didn’t hurt you?"
"It’s complicated," I told him. "You don’t understand what happened, there are things you're unaware of."
"So tell me," Noah urged.
Ignoring him, I stared out of the window, unable to admit the ugly truth about my situation, the rea
