Tyler
Six months later
“Tyler! Babe! Your phone’s ringing.” Nicole says, shaking me, trying to wake me up. I try to open my eyes, groaning but my eyelids are heavy. We've been short-staffed at work and it's been an exhausting couple of days. “I'm going to switch it off.” I hear her say, and I finally manage to open my eyes.
“What time is it?” My voice comes out raspy as I reach for it.
“1 am,” she replies and I take the phone, yawning. “Lia?” I answer, brushing my hair out of my face.
“Tyler, I’m sorry for calling at this time but I… I didn’t know what to do. I can’t take it anymore. I-”
“-Hey, it's okay. What happened?” I ask sitting up on the bed, sleep immediately wearing off, listening to her distressed voice.
“I can’t do this anymore, Tyler. I feel like I’m losing my mind…I… I
