Chapter 3

"I told you. It's just a normal get-together. Can't you hear what I'm saying? Is it so wrong for me to catch up with old friends at a reunion?" Rafael's impatient voice echoed through the private room.

"Your class reunion? Aren't these guys my classmates too? Why didn't you bring me along? Why?" Lauryn demanded.

She wiped away her tears, shot Rafael a fierce glare, and then locked eyes with me—like she'd finally found her target to vent on.

Then Lauryn said, "I get it now. You didn't bring me because you wanted to meet up with Phoebe, right? Phoebe,…