“The tears didn’t come this time. They remained trapped behind my brittle façade as I sat alone in the library. I had texted Alice that I couldn’t make it to the cafeteria today, and that I would explain later. I was numb at this point, but I felt like it wouldn’t take much to make me crumble. I needed to avoid seeing Mason so that I could make it through the rest of the day.
My mind slingshot in the opposite direction by the time I got to the last class of the day, which Mason was in with me. Whether from desperation or insanity, an idea of how to get him back had formed in my mind, and I was in no condition to think clearly.
He ignored me during class, just like I knew he would. Undeterred now that I had latched onto my crazy plan, I followed him out to his car afterwards. His g
