TAYLOR

I didn't have an expectation yet, but it still hurt to hear and see River react like that. When she had pressed her lips on mine, I was sure that we were getting together, but maybe I had been too excited.

The car ride back to my mom’s place was torturous. I kept glancing at her, seated in a stiff, awkward, uptight position as if she was going to combust if she tried to move more. I fiddled with the radio, hoping to land on something to fill the air.

“You can sleep peacefully; ...