I don't know what to do once I get home. I've been missing so many things lately, so many parties and fun nights out. I didn't want to go back and inform them that I'd made a stupid mistake.

I sniffle and step through the door; Kent's right there by the dining room table. He looks guilty, no doubt because he's the one who broke the news to me.

"Hey!" I whisper quietly, and he nods, looking down at the floor. It had been a few days since our talk about staying away from each ...