Mia
After getting home, I went straight to my room.
The silence there felt louder than usual, like everything outside had suddenly been cut off and I was left alone with my thoughts.
Almost immediately, I reached for my phone.
I sent a few messages to Jesse.
One. Then another. Then another after that.
But there was nothing.
No reply.
Nothing at all.
My fingers paused over the screen as I stared at it for a moment longer than I should have.
Was the injury that serious?
The thought slipped in before I could stop it, tightening slightly in my chest. I told myself not to overthink it. It was Jesse. He was strong. He wouldn’t go down that easily.
Still…
I couldn’t fully shake the unease.
I forced myself to exhale slowly and set the phone down.
“Calm down,” I muttered under my br
