AURORA
I sat on the edge of my bed in this huge room that still felt like a hotel, phone in my hand, staring at Aunt Lila’s number like it was gonna call itself.
My thumb lingered above the call button for five minutes. I felt nauseous. Guilty nauseous. At last I pushed it.
It kept ringing and ringing. Ringing even longer then went straight to voicemail.
I ended the call fast before she could even complete her sentence. I didn't want to listen.
Tears welled up in my eyes but I forced them away with a strong blink. It was all my responsibility. The agreement collapsed. Aunt Lila risked herself for me at the manor, ending up with only problems because of it. All because I couldn’t stay silent or behave calmly with Eleanor.
I ended up scrolling to Grace’s contact instead. I wasn’t too k
