MAYA
I couldn’t go home.
Not like this- with my eyes swollen from crying and my heart feeling like it had been ripped out of my chest. After sitting in the car for almost an hour, parked near the park, I finally drove to the only place I knew I’d be safe, which was….Nicole’s apartment.
My hands were still shaking when I knocked on her door. The second it opened and I saw her familiar face, the dam broke completely.
“Nic…” I choked out, stepping forward and throwing my arms around her.
Nicole didn’t even hesitate. She wrapped me in a tight hug, pulling me inside and closing the door behind us.
“Maya? Oh my god, what happened? Come here, babe.”
I sobbed into her shoulder, clinging to her like she was my lifeline. All the emotions I’d been holding back- the fight with Tristan, his po
