ASHLEY'S POV
The door clicked shut behind them.
Jess and Ryan, they were gone.
But the damage…they left it behind like a mess in the middle of the room. And all I could do was stand there, frozen, holding the pieces I didn't even know had broken yet.
My throat burned. But no sound came out of my mouth. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking.
Micheal hadn’t moved. He was still standing in the middle of my apartment like he didn't know where he was anymore. Like this place suddenly felt foreign to him.
I wanted to say something. But where do you even start when everything's been turned inside out.
So I whispered the only thing I could. “I didn't lie to you.”
He didn't look at me right away. His jaw clenched. His eyes still stuck on the same spot Ryan had been standing.
I stepped closer,
