I stood on the noisy sidewalk of Sudirman, but it felt like I was standing in the middle of a desert. Lucas was gone. The penthouse was locked behind me. And now, I only had one big question: Where do I go?
Home? No. My mother would see my face and I couldn’t deal with the questions. And my father... I already knew what he’d say. "I told you so."
I needed a friend. I needed someone who could hug me without judgment. My hands trembled as I opened my contact list. My thumb scrolled through names of campus friends, mostly just "say hi" types. Then it paused at the letter A. Ashley.
Three years ago. Airport. She was leaving for Halloway University, and I'd shown up even though things between us were still... weird. She'd forgiven me for the Lucas mess in high school, but it wasn't the same
