Getting any real sleep felt impossible after everything.

Even though the hotel room was quiet and the bed ridiculously soft, I couldn’t shake the whisper of Liam’s photo still haunting my phone.

When I finally opened my eyes, late morning light spilled in through the heavy curtains. I stayed in bed a while, letting the silence wrap around me. For the first time in days, I didn’t reach for my phone right away.

But I couldn’t avoid it forever.

When I unlocked it, social media was ...