EVE
For some reason, my parents hadn't called. Not a text, not even a single, passive-aggressive "hope you're fine" email. Nothing. I guess after everything that happened, silence was easier for them than pretending to care.
I'd been staying with Roman for the past few days, trying to recover, trying to feel like myself again. Physically, I was better, at least better than when I thought I was dying... but emotionally? I was one broken heartbeat away from crumbling.
Roman somehow managed to get me an extra week off from school. I didn't even ask how he did it, but I later found out he'd made a massive "donation" to the college. The kind of money that made people forget your name from a scandal list really fast.
It wasn't exactly subtle, but it kept the paparazzi away and gave
