The ride home from the Matthews estate was quiet. Adrian was already tipsy from drinking too much wine. He kept his hand on Lucy’s thigh, his thumb stroking the red silk of the dress Zoe had picked out. Lucy sat still staring out at the blurred streetlights, feeling the cold night air from the window hitting her bare back.
When the car finally pulled up to her dorm, Adrian didn't get out. He simply leaned over and whispered into her ear.
“You should keep the dress. It reminds me that you’re mine.”
Lucy didn't answer. She climbed out of the car, her legs shaking, and waited until the car disappeared before she sighed, she was almost crying.
She couldn’t go inside. She needed to take a walk to clear her head. She walked towards the campus gardens, it was already deserted as most studen
