~Ava
I waited.
I sat on that couch like a statue, knees pulled to my chest, towel swapped for his old hoodie again because I was too stubborn to take it off. The clock on the wall ticked louder with every minute.
8:00 p.m.
Nothing.
9:17 p.m.
I refreshed my phone a hundred times. No calls. No texts.
10:42 p.m.
I walked to the window every five minutes, staring at the empty driveway like an i***t.
11:11 p.m.
I made a wish on the digital numbers anyway. Stupid.
11:59 p.m.
I was already crying, silent tears sliding down my cheeks, tasting salt when they hit my lips.
00:00
Midnight.
The porch light stayed dark. No headlights. No footsteps. No Adrian on his knees in the driveway like he promised.
Just the quiet, cruel click of the clock rolling into a new day. My twenty
