Chapter 42: Someone Familiar
Monica finally broke three nights later.
Not publicly.
Not dramatically.
Just quietly.
Alone in her room.
Unable to hold everything inside anymore.
Because no matter what she did—
someone always stayed in her mind.
When she was with Kian…
she thought about Alexander.
When Alexander ignored her…
she missed him.
And the worst part?
She hated herself for hurting both of them.
Monica sat curled against the edge of her bed, staring blankly at her phone for several long minutes before finally pressing the contact she trusted most.
Kailey.
The call connected quickly.
“Mon?”
The moment Monica heard her best friend’s voice—
her composure cracked immediately.
“…Can you come here?”
Kailey instantly straightened from her couch.
“What happened?”
“I j
