A continuous knocking on my door woke me up the next morning, and I walked over to check who it was. Just before opening it, I halted as a thought crossed my mind.
Could it be Ivan?
However, when I heard a female voice calling my name, I realized that it was someone else. I opened the door and Stella jumped on me in a tight embrace.
Stella was my neighbour, course mate and friend. She was basically the only person I hung out with at school apart from Josh. We weren't best friends exactly, but we were close.
"Lainey! How could you not tell me when you were leaving?."
"If not for Rhesa, I wouldn't have known you were back." She continued.
"I tried calling you, but it never went through." She finally let me out of her embrace.
"I'm sorry. I just had to leave and a lot was on my mind t
