Third Person Point of View
"Eash..." Riley murmured his name for the nth time. She'd lost count of how many times she'd called his phone. Still sitting on the floor amidst her mother's chaos, she felt utterly drained.
She had no energy left to clean. Physically and mentally exhausted, she clung to one thought: If Eash would just answer, hearing his voice might give me the strength to keep going. But something felt terribly wrong. Why would he ignore her calls for so long?
Ezra's words slithered back into her mind, making her chest tighten. Was Eash somewhere he shouldn't be? Somewhere, he couldn't answer his phone? Somewhere, "acceptable" if he wasn't her boyfriend? Where is he?
Only one place came to mind, a possibility that filled her with dread. But he swore he'd never go back to th
