The Envelope That Changed Everything

crossed a line I couldn’t walk back from.

The night after I texted Brandon, I barely slept.

Every time I closed my eyes, I heard Mercer’s voice again. He can’t know. I replayed the sound of the monitor spiking, the way my heart had tried to escape my chest while my body stayed frozen. I lay next to Nicole in the dark, listening to her breathing, steady continue reading …