Chapter 4

Anna’s POV

It had been exactly four days since I started living alone with Ryan and I hadn’t seen him, not even once. It was honestly starting to feel like he disappeared or something. Like he just vanished from the surface of the earth. After that day Mom brought me to his place, and stayed over till the next morning just to help me settle into the apartment and complete my school registration, he never came back. I mean, literally, from the moment she left till now, nothing. No door sounds, no footsteps, no sight of Ryan.

Every morning when I woke up, he wasn’t there. Every night before I went to sleep, still nothing. I even started wondering if he was sleeping at the office or something. I checked the fridge, it remained untouched. His room door? Always closed and probably empty because it looked exactly the same anytime I peeked in. I didn’t want to believe he was purposely avoiding me, but… what else could it be?

I knew Ryan. I’ve known him since I was