He drove me back to the end of my street, and I looked at him in shock. I was thinking we would drive to a place where I would get a solid explanation for all this. “Get down,” he ordered. “I.. I don’t understand, Alex. What’s going on. I need an explanation,” I sobbed “I’ll explain, and we’ll fix everything tonight. Just get down,” he said so plainly. I got down, and he sped off right in front of me. I cried myself to my front porch, and I saw Miranda drive away. “Hey, Em. Can you...” “Not now, mom,” I said, running up the stairs so she wouldn’t see my tears and swollen red eyes. I threw myself on my bed, and this time, I felt like the world should end. I got a text from Katie, “Hey, I’ll be back tomorrow. Want to hang out at my place?” For the first time, I compared my life to

