Chapter 5

Once the train had left the city behind, I finally turned my phone back on.

My screen was flooded with WhatsApp messages from Andrew.

Andrew: [Come on, stop joking. I'll come pick you up.

[Lucy is moving out tomorrow.

[If you want everyone to know about us, I'll make it public at work tomorrow.]

The last message came in ten minutes ago.

Andrew: [Helen, pick up the phone.]

Without a second thought, I tapped on his profile.

I blocked and deleted his contact.

And like that, the world went quiet.

By the time I got to the southwest, it was…