Alexis sat cross legged on her bed, her journal open before her, a pen tapping rhythmically against the page. She was lost in thought, barely aware of her surroundings as her mind drifted through the chaos of the past few days. The pen scratched across the paper, each word bleeding out some of the pain she was trying so hard to contain. She wrote down everything…her guilt, her confusion, the uncertainty she felt about Diego and Cody. With every sentence, it felt like she was purging a bit of the turmoil that seemed to be swallowing her whole.
A soft knock sounded on the door, pulling her back to the present. Alexis quickly closed her journal, her heart skipping as Katherine poked her head in, her expression soft but curious.
"Hey," Katherine said, stepping in and shutting the door behind
