Kaida
As soon as I stepped out of the hospital, the cool air hit my face, reminding me of how suffocating the sterile environment had been. Kaelen was by my side the whole time, even driving me back home after I was discharged. The ride was quiet, with only the hum of the car to fill the silence. I was tired—both physically and emotionally. A part of me was grateful that he was there, but another part of me wished he would just stay away.
I could sense the tension rising between us as he pulled into the driveway. I sighed, preparing myself for what I knew was coming. The silence wasn’t going to last much longer. We’d been avoiding this conversation for too long, and it was bound to come up eventually.
As Kaelen parked the car and turned off the engine, he turned to me. “You know I only
