Turning Away

Valerie’s POV

I was quiet for most of the night, including the drive home. Reid tried to make conversation for a while, asking me about the play and if I enjoyed it. Truly, I made an effort to reply, but my thoughts were so muddled with thoughts of Darius and what he had told me, that I found my attention diverting away from conversation with Reid more than once.

At my house, the car pulled around