Evelyn
“What’re you doing for the break?”
Sebastian's text comes seemingly out of nowhere. He’s been spending a lot of time around me and Olivia, which I find…different.
I’ve pondered the idea that maybe he’s trying to help fill the void without Ava—who I still haven’t heard from. Or does he want me to make a final decision about what happens to us?
In fairness, it’s been months now that we’ve been in this back-and-forth dance. I know I last said I wouldn’t tell him we can’t be together, but there’s still this huge weight that only we seem to notice.
“Sleeping, hopefully.”
I type the response and wait, biting my thumbnail as I let the message whoosh away.
“And what if you wanted to escape?”
I feel a compelling urge to call him, but Olivia’s already fast asleep in her bed, her note
