~Samantha Lee~

The groan that escaped my lips was pure, unadulterated misery. My bag packed to the point of spontaneous combustion, scraped against the concrete path with a sound like a dying animal.

My phone buzzed in my pocket for the tenth time. It was Mom again. "Tyler's on his way! So excited to have my girl home!"

I don't understand her. It's like she's living in a completely different reality, one where Tyler Pierce isn't the bane of my existence. In her world, he's just Ken to her ...