Tanya's POV

"Darling, we should get going; your father must be tired of waiting," my mother said as I looked at my phone sadly.

It was six pm going on seven, and August was nowhere to be seen. I knew it was too good to be true when he promised to come and see me off, yet I chose to believe him. I felt like the biggest loser because I was still hoping that he could appear out of nowhere and smile at me.

"I am waiting for someone to deliver something I ordered online," I ...