Abby
I bolt away from the party and up the stairs, my heart pounding in my chest. Tears stream down my cheeks as I fumble to find my room key.
I need to get away from that party, away from the chaos, away from Karl’s shocking announcement. Finally, I find the key and jam it into the lock, twisting it with shaking hands until the door clicks shut behind me. I lean back against the door, taking shuddering breaths, my mind reeling from what has just happened.
It feels like a surreal nightmare, but I know it’s all too real no matter how much I wish I could just wake up and find out that none of this ever happened.
I want to go back to this morning, redo everything; hell, right now I want to go back to months ago, back to when Karl first walked into my restaurant. I want to go back and s
