TAYLOR

“Let’s do what's best for us.”

River’s words linger after she is gone. I should have done something, said something, or even forced her to listen to me, but I couldn't. I didn't know the right things to do or say.

I am sitting on my bed and listening to notification chimes from her room. The walls are thin enough to have a conversation through, yet I can't shake off the thought that she is talking with Caleb right now.

She said I was the one who broke the rules. No secrets. I ...