MACEY
I woke up the next morning with that restless energy that refused to let me linger in bed. My phone sat beside me, buzzing occasionally with notifications I didn’t want to check.
I swiped it off and just let it die quietly in the corner. Today, I decided I needed a reset. A full, deep breath away from my apartment, from the office, from everything that had made me feel… small lately.
By a last-minute impulse, I decided to head to my parents’ house. Maybe some time with them would distract me and remind me of simpler days, before deadlines and bosses and… Damien.
I shook my head and laughed at the thought, trying to push away the heat that always pooled in my stomach when I thought of him.
Driving down the familiar streets felt like a balm, the city slowly waking up, the s
