NICOLE

A few days later, I'm home.

And I don't mean that crappy motel—I'm back living with Mason and Haley. He told me that if I refused, he'd never speak to me again, and this time, I believed him.

Anyway, I didn't accept his offer simply because he forced me to say yes. I miss him. Miss them. They've been a major part of my life for so long.

I haven't been able to properly cope without them.

But though I'm happy to be home, I'm still devastated by everything that happened. Every time I ...