TAMARA
I ignored Noel the entire ride home. I did not have the strength to exchange words with him, not after the way the day had gone. The moment we pulled into the driveway, I stepped out without waiting for him, marched straight to my front door, and shut it in his face.
Someone else might say I was being dramatic, but the weight pressing down on me was too much to carry. My body was tired, my heart was drained, and my emotions were frayed to the very edge. All I wanted was to collapse into bed, close my eyes, and pretend this entire day had never happened.
And that was exactly what I did.
But in the deep hours of the night, when the world was quiet and dark, my phone began to buzz violently on the bedside table. At first, I almost ignored it, assuming it was Noel still trying to r
