RIVER

I found my way to the back of the stage. I am shaking not just with the anxiety of having to stand on stage in front of a crowd to present a paper that was still in its early stages.

But also because of the video Vanessa had shown me. Taylor was innocent, but I hated all of the misunderstandings and how they kept arising without fail.

I was looking at the slides we had prepared, and my hands were shaking. I wanted to give in and run away, but Caleb came into view before I could.

He was ...