Audrey
For the next two weeks, I threw myself into my work. The days blurred together, my mind solely focused on one thing: winning this competition.
But despite my best efforts, Edwin lingered in the back of my mind every step of the way. I didn’t see or hear from him again, and I wasn’t sure if I was relieved or disappointed.
Being close to him that night he drove me home had made my heart feel more at ease than I wanted to admit. He had seemed almost... desperate when he asked me to listen to him. The memory of his voice, low and urgent, kept replaying in my mind. “Audrey, please. Things aren’t... they’re not what they seem…”
“I don’t know, Tina,” I sighed, rubbing my eyes as I sat across from her outside our favorite cafe. “He says it’s complicated, and I want to belie
