I sneaked out of my bedroom door and made sure that it was closed quietly behind me before I vanished.
I couldn't fully understand why I didn't want Tyler to hear me leave, but I did not want him to hear me leave.
I adjusted the necklace that I had put on as I made my way across the corridor. It was a necklace that Ryan had given to me many years ago. The act of wearing it suddenly felt weird, like putting on a small piece of armor that I wasn't really sure I required.
My arrival to the stairs coincided with the opening of Tyler's door. Suddenly, I came to a complete stop, and he emerged from the corridor, his normally stern face cast in shadow by the light.
"Are you out?" Although he spoke in a tone that was casual, his eyes conveyed a different message.
"Yes," was my response. As I
