Tyler's POV:
Before I knew it, the day was over, and another morning crept in like an uninvited guest. The hours blended together, leaving me restless.
I dragged myself out of bed, the weight of yesterday's tension still clinging to me like a second skin. After a quick shower, I made my way to the dining room, my thoughts racing ahead.
The others began to file in, their faces painted with the quiet detachment that had become our norm. Breakfast had turned into a shadow of itself, silence reigned, heavy and opaque. If silence could scream, it would have been deafening.
Stephanie joined us last, face calm but unreadable. We ate without a word, the clinking of silverware against plates the only sound.
The air felt thick, almost suffocating, as though some unsaid truth hung between us, wa
