Chapter 19

• I burst into tears the second I arrive home, shutting the door behind me and heading to my room, trying to see through the blur of my tears. I collapse on the bed and cry. I cry over the stress of the last month, I cry over my embarrassment with Asher, and I cry over the loss of my family home—the one thing that could help me feel connected to them. After wallowing in tears for almost an hour, I finally pull myself together and venture into the kitchen to grab water and something to eat. After changing into comfy clothes, I park myself on the sofa, eating comfort food and watching TV.
• I stare at the boxes I’d started packing lining the living room. I’d hoped to be moved into my parents’ home by now. Oh well. I guess I’ll need to reup the lease here. A pang of heartbreak hits me, and I try to push it away.
• When a knock at my door pulls me from my TV show, I look up, startled. Courtney is my only friend who’d ever come over unannounced, but I doubt she’d be here tonight. I haven’t told anyone about the news of my parents’ house, so she wouldn’t know to come comfort me.