The roar of cheers, the excitement of the crowd—when Halle saw me at the game, she’d dashed over with enthusiasm until she saw the group I was with.
Patricia and her cronies had joined up alongside Kiki and Addison and the guy group had increased in number as well. It was a bit of a crowd and they moved almost like a pack, waiting for the few that had meandered over to get some snacks in a large huddle next to the stands.
Carter and Sheri had left me stranded, taking up their job at the concession stand.
Apparently they always help out with concessions so nobody else was surprised.
Except me.
I’d stupidly thought they’d stay with me, that a big, scary looking man like Carter might work as some type of shield between Steven and I—if I’d known I’d be abandoned, I mi
