Poppy’s POV

I’ve learned two things in the last eight months.

The first is that oat milk people are the most judgmental people in this town. The second is that if you talk back to the voices in your head out loud, strangers will absolutely assume you’re unhinged. Which is honestly pretty fair.

The bell above the coffee shop door chimes as another customer leaves, and I plaster on my best friendly smile while silently begging the universe for five uninterrupted minutes without someone ...