Evelyn Two days had passed since my conversation with Jacob, and everything between us had been relatively calm. He hadn't brought up the sensitive topic again, and fortunately, I hadn't crossed paths with Tyler, despite my two trips to the store, both times forgetting the list of items I needed to buy. I was getting forgetful these days. I didn't know why- perhaps it was just stress or perhaps something else. Anyway, it didn't matter. Lately, I have been putting my cooking skills to the test. Surprisingly, I found that I was at least on par with my dad's culinary prowess, if not quite up to Jacob's level yet. Jacob knew how to cook really very well! Another thing happened- Dad had called twice, clearly stressed out about the situation of the recent media scandal. He and Cla

