Eventually, I do go back inside. The house is so empty. For the first time since Gracie and I moved in two weeks ago, no one is here with me. I try blasting some music to fill the silence, but nothing feels right and I keep switching through songs getting more and more annoyed until I finally turn it off.
I end up fully silencing my phone when I realize that I'm checking for texts every time I go to change the song. I know I won't hear from Taylor. She warned me just like she promised she would. But now in addition to feeling the sting of her absence, I'm worried about her too.
I text Alex and say, apparently I'm home alone all weekend. Want to come over and have another video game marathon?
Last weekend Alex had carried a tv up to my room and set up his Switch so we could play his col
