RIVER

Elise and Lana had moved to a shared space this semester. They had asked me if I wanted to join them, and I had thought things were going to be rosy between Taylor and me, so I turned them down.

They were gracious enough to offer me a place to stay anyway. I was now sitting in the comfort of their couch, blanket on my lap, and they were boxing me in with tubs of ice cream and bars of chocolate.

The way they stared at me so intently made me want to break, but I managed to hold myself ...