~Joan~

A few days had passed since I spent an extra day at Aaron's house, waiting for the storm to pass. 

Once it was over, I returned home, trying to move on with life as if nothing had happened—pretending I hadn’t received a text that had almost wrecked me completely.

Aaron hadn’t said much about the text either. He never brought it up, only occasionally asking if I’d received another one from whoever sent it. The answer was always no.

I hadn’t received ...