.The day began like a storm I hadn’t been warned about..... sudden, loud, and restless in its own quiet way.
I woke up before my alarm even had the chance to ring, my eyes snapping open to the soft gray of dawn bleeding through the curtains. For a moment, I lay there, staring at the ceiling, wondering why my chest felt so heavy....until it hit me. Today was the day.
Kay’s sister was coming.
Even before my feet hit the floor, my mind was already sprinting. A dozen thoughts tangled together.... what to cook, how to arrange the space, what to wear, whether she’d like me or silently pick me apart piece by piece.
Kay had left early, his cologne still faint in the air when I got out of bed. His voice echoed in my head, that lazy morning tone that somehow still managed to calm me.
“Don’t str
