Sienna

I must have recorded that voice note five times before I finally hit send.

My thumb hovered over the button for a few seconds, my heart pounding so hard it hurt.

When I heard my own voice play back in the tiny speaker, it didn’t even sound like me — it sounded scared.

“Kendra… I’ve been thinking. Maybe you should just tell Caleb the truth,” I said in the message. My voice cracked halfway through. “You shouldn’t be the one carrying this for us. If it helps clear ...