Chapter 23

Gwen's POV

I knew Conrad would want to go with them. Somehow, something inside me told me I should go too. I had two important reasons to go with them. The first one is that I could talk to Harper about what's been happening with her, why she hasn't been responding to my messages and why she hasn't wanted to talk to me all this time. I'm worried that Harper wants to stop being my friend. And as for Conrad, I don't know. I've been feeling confused since I went to his house. I bought several chocolates at the store and thought of his mother. She said she liked them, and suddenly I felt the need to give them to her.

I know that family has nothing to do with me. I don't even know if I'm friends with their son or not. I'm just a student who hasn't left them alone and has gone to have dinner with them because it's what Conrad thought was right. Not to mention, I never saw his sister. She might not have been home, and I can't imagine myself meeting the female version of my teac