Chapter 160 Publicly

***Hazel***

The drive downtown feels surreal.

The city lights blur past the windows of Max’s black 4Runner while rain lightly taps against the windshield, the streets glowing gold and white beneath neon reflections.

Neither me nor Jocelyn talks much at first.

I think we’re both too deep inside our own heads. Too angry. Too tired. Too overwhelmed.

Jocelyn sits in the passenger seat with her arms fo