We held onto that moment in silence for a few minutes until my alarm went off again. There was no avoiding it this time. I had to get up and be an adult about this.
Matt didn't fight me this time as I climbed out of bed and wrapped a towel around my waist so I could head to the shower. By the time I had returned, he was fully dressed and had remade the bed with my spare sheets.
"Do you want to come with me?" I asked as I go dressed.
"It'd be nice to have a little support, especially since this affects you as well."
His eyes went wide. "You said no one could tell it was me."
"I mean, I guess no one could. But this is a huge deal for me. I could get kicked out of school because of this."
"You won't get kicked out. You were the victim here." He gave me a reassuring smile that left me
