Chapter 3

Ethan was gone for three days.

During those three days, my parents rushed over from back home.

Seeing my pale face and the empty bedside, my mother's eyes instantly welled up, and she turned away to wipe her tears. My father was so angry he smoked an entire pack of cigarettes in the hallway; if I hadn't stopped him, he would've gone straight to confront Ethan.

Ethan's Snapchat messages, however, never stopped.

One moment it was, "Vanessa's car broke down, I'm helping her fix it," the next it was, "Leo needs an IV at the hospital, Vanessa can't handle it…