I stood in the doorway of my apartment, staring at the space I’d avoided for over a week.
It looked exactly the same. Same couch, same bookshelves. It felt different though, probably because I wasn’t the same person.
“You sure you’re ready?” Judy asked behind me, carrying a bag of my stuff from her place.
“Yeah,” I said. “I am.”
The girls had insisted on helping me “move back in”, even though I’d only been gone a week and most of my stuff was already here. But they weren’t really here to move anything. They were here to make sure I was okay.
“Alright,” Judy announced, dropping her purse on the counter like she owned the place. “Operation Reclaim Elena’s Life is officially on.”
Olive rolled her eyes. “Did you seriously just call it that?”
“I did. And it’s perfect.” Judy clapped her h
