RIVER

It had been a week since Tyalor made it home. I mean, I shouldn't be shocked since I had rejected him, but I didn't expect that he would move on so quickly and with Vanessa at that.

He left so early on Monday after a quick knock on my door, telling me he had signed up for a play and wouldn't be home as much as he used to be. I don't know why I thought it was going to be just a few more hours, but I never saw him come once.

Whenever I was in school, there were signs that he came home but ...