Chapter 55
I picked up my phone and texted Ethan first.
Come to my place asap. Please. Something happened.
I didn’t explain more than that. I couldn’t. My fingers were still trembling too much to type properly. Then I called Jasmine. She was the only person I could think of who wouldn’t ask a million questions right away and who would come without hesitation. She picked up on the second ring.
“Lila? What’s wrong?” she asked, her voice already alert.
“I’m home,” I said. My voice cracked on the last word. “Can you come over? Right now? I… I’m still shaking and I don’t want to be alone.”
She didn’t ask what happened. She just told me she was leaving her place immediately and would be there in ten minutes. I stayed on the couch after the call ended, staring at the wall and trying to slow
