POV’s Tate The walk in the woods had helped. Slightly. Friday was better. The strange blanket that had been muffling the world around me for the past week was lifted somewhat. I still went to the gym, but I felt more relaxed. I got some work done. I opted not to go to the convenience store. I was looking forward to our game tonight. And to sushi. Riley had made us go out to lunch at Cafe Rose, and before I could go to the bathroom, she’d had us in the car and headed straight for the library to study. Something must have been on her mind, because she made almost four wrong turns, and a fifteen-minute drive turned into a thirty-minute one. By the time we made it to the library, the food in my stomach had settled. I decided to just leave it. I didn’t want someone to hear me in the librar

