Chapter 404. Rushed Home

LEE

Even though it was a two-hour commute from Milano to Parkertown, I didn’t think twice about hopping on a bus back home after finishing my overtime shift at TVDen. Something just didn’t sit right with me when I tried calling our group chat—me, Asher, Paige, and Sarah—and no one answered.

I don’t know… I had this gut feeling that something was off. That’s why I immediately walked toward the bus terminal, my steps quick and resolute. Thankfully, the timing was perfect; the bus was almost full, so it didn’t take long before we were on the road.

As soon as I found my seat, I opened our group chat and bombarded it with messages. I couldn’t shake the thought of Asher watching Tate’s new song and music video. I didn’t know the full context of the song, but the fact that Gracie was in it, and that they were likely flirting or being all lovey-dovey, was enough to tell me that it would crush Asher. And let’s be real, Tate had been pursuing Gracie for a while now, s