I sat still in my car for a long time after the tears had dried on my cheeks. My eyes felt heavy, my throat sore, and my mind numb.
I had cried until my chest hurt. But somewhere between my sobs, one thought kept echoing in my head- I couldn’t keep this secret anymore.
Maybe if I told my mother everything about Jeremy and me, maybe if I finally let it all out, I would be able to breathe again. Keeping it inside had done nothing but eat me alive. Bianca had already shown me she couldn’t be trusted. It was only a matter of time before she used it against me.
I sniffed, wiped my face with the back of my hand, and started the car.
I kept rehearsing what I would say to my mother- how I’d start, how I’d explain what really happened. But by the time I pulled into the driveway, all that confi
