(Clara)
I tried to tell myself that I was fine.
That was the stupid lie I had been clinging to for a week now. I couldn’t study at home anymore because it just reminded me of how I moaned into his mouth all those nights ago. It was as if his scent was still lingering.
Ethan had invited me to study with him at the library and honestly, I could use the distraction and the sense of normalcy but even that seemed like I was reaching out too far.
I had been staring at the same page of my textbook for what felt like the hundredth time. The words had blurred together, from muscle pathways to nerve pathways and blood supply but none of it stuck. My own hovered over the pages, unmoving like my brain had decided to shut down on its own.
I took in a deep breath and pressed the tip of the pen fur
