Bella’s Confusion
Bella
A few days had passed, and something felt different with Ethan. He had always been the life of the group, joking around, keeping everyone laughing—but now, he was unusually quiet. His usual energy was gone, replaced by a tense, thoughtful silence that I couldn’t shake.
I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, but it seemed like things were getting worse. There were times when I didn’t understand him at all—one moment, he was his usual protective self, and the next, he was distant and hard to read.
Ethan had always been protective of me, ever since we were kids. When my father passed away, he made a promise to my mother that he would always look out for me. And he had—he was kind, caring, always there when I needed him. He was like a brother to me. He and his fa
