Celeste I checked the time on my phone. 8:07 PM. I was running late. Eric had basically forced me into coming to his girlfriend’s birthday party. He left me no other choice but to go after guilt trapping me. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was dressed in my best pair of jeans the ones that fit well, and a simple black shirt that hugged my body a little tighter than I usually wore. It wasn’t fancy, but it was nice. I took a deep breath. Ever since Lisa had moved out a week ago to stay with her boyfriend, the mansion felt even bigger and emptier without her. More depressing. My plan was simple: sneak downstairs, get out the front door, and call a rideshare . I was old enough to go out on my own, I don’t know why I was even hiding. Jared Ugh! I hate my concience

