Elsa
Waking up, I felt disoriented. Adam was lying beside me, and the weight of everything that had happened between us made the air feel thick with tension. It was awkward, the kind of silence that carried too much unspoken pain. I had this feverish feeling, my body burning with a strange intensity. I got up quietly, trying not to wake him, and went to the fridge to drink some cold water, hoping it would ease the heat coursing through me.
Afterward, I sat on the floor beside the bed, clutching the empty glass, and the tears came again. Adam was being so unfair, so distant and cold, and it was tearing me apart. I knew I had to be strong, that I couldn’t keep breaking down like this. The truth was, I wasn’t naïve. Going to Lucas had shifted something between Adam and me, but I couldn’t st
