RIVER The outing with Lana and Elise is for noon, but I can't help but get out of bed at the crack of dawn. “God curse my stupid habits,” I murmured to myself as I slipped out of bed to get water from the kitchen. By the time I got home last night, the lights in Taylor’s room were switched off. I was not sure if he was sleeping already since I heard a quiet noise from in there, but I knew he was trying to avoid me. I was grateful since it was a bit icky for me to face him now, not after how far I had gone to humiliate both of us. My eyes caught a shiny pack sitting on the counter; I moved to it and picked it up. My eyes scanned the handwritten sticky note stuck on it. I am sorry you had to lie like that yesterday. Take this as a peace offering, and I hope we can go back to being frie

