Chapter 61

NADINE

I placed my bag on the ground and sat on the bed edge. It was pandemonium in my head. I could not make sense of what had just occurred.

I had entered eager for our spontaneous ice cream date. I wanted to see him, take his hand and kiss the tension from his face. What I received instead was a stab in the ribs, wrapped in effortless meanness.

I pressed my hand to my chest once more, as if tha