Adrian’s knuckles were white on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. The tension inside the car was thick enough to choke on while I stared out the passenger window, my phone clutched in my hand. The latest threatening message still sat on my screen, taunting me.
You can’t hide forever.
I swallowed hard. “Adrian, do we have to go to the police?”
His voice was calm, but there was steel underneath. “Lucy, these are not just harmless texts. Someone broke into your dorm. Someone is watching you. This situation isn’t something we can ignore.”
“I am not ignoring it,” I said softly. “I’m just… I don’t want to make it worse.”
He shot me a glance. “Worse is what happens when you do nothing. We’re reporting it.”
I pressed my lips together, knowing there was no winning this. A
