Chapter 38

It was Tyler.

Oh. God. It. Was. Tyler.

He saw us. It was him that day.

I can't process the thought further without feeling like I might collapse. I would have preferred anyone else except Tyler. Christ. Is this karma?

Charlotte. Marcus. Emily. Anyone. Any other person. God. Not Tyler. He is my class president. He belongs to my life in Boston where I have managed to create a safe independent space for myself. Away from my complicated relationship with my stepfather.

And now, all that is threatened. All because I was reckless.

I step into the brightly lit parking lot and see him leaning against his car. My heart jumps into my throat when he looks up and smirks at me.

"What do you want?" I say, my voice is shaky and my heart is beating erratically. I could drop down and die in front of him but I won't give him the satisfaction.

"Woah. Woah. Calm down..." He puts his hands up in mock surrender and I recoil, thinking he was going to put them on me