Tessa’s POV
The drive was silent.
The kind of silence that filled up the whole car like a heavy fog. It made me squirm a little in my seat, glancing at Tyler from the corner of my eye.
He gripped the steering wheel a little tighter than necessary, his jaw tight, his eyes locked on the road like he was daring it to get in his way.
I opened my mouth, ready to ask if he was okay. But before I could get the words out, his phone rang, cutting through the thick quiet like a knife.
Tyler sighed sharply through his nose before hitting the button on his steering wheel to answer.
“Yeah?” he said, his voice sounding even rougher than usual.
I couldn’t hear what the person was saying exactly, but I could catch bits and pieces, something about grades, something about performance slipping.
“I’ll
