Athena:
Since we returned from our messed-up vacation, I have tried to distract myself from the fact that our lives were about to be messed up. But I could not, because something kept reminding me of it.
I awoke this morning with a gloomy expression, and when Cheryl came in, she said nothing to me. I sat up in my bed as soon as she soaked a rag in a bucket.
“Aren’t you going to cheer me up or say something to me?” I inquired, and she sighed.
“I have nothing to say because you obviously do not want my advice,” she said, her lips set in a hard line.
“Every morning, the first thing you do is check your phone for his text. He abandoned you all and never looked back. Cameron needs you, and you are not making an effort to speak to him.”
“It’s not that simple. I used to think it was Daren,
