I was relieved when I realized the people knocking were her friends. Natalie told me to hide inside while she went to send them away. They were the ones she had been on the phone with when I first came in. I could barely make out their voices, just bursts of shouting and worry bleeding through the walls.
I heard them accuse her of being high, I felt a sting of sympathy. She kept talking about how things had changed and how she had almost reached her breaking point. And something in her voice told me there was more to the story, much more.
I edged a little closer, just enough to catch a glimpse of the people outside. That was when I saw him.
Tobias.
My breath caught. I instantly shrank back into the shadowed corner.
What was he doing here?
How did he know to come?
My mind raced throu
