Ella locked herself in her room. She wanted to be alone without being interrupted, so when Stefan dropped her off at home, she stepped out of the car and walked inside the building without giving him another glance.
She knew it was impolite, but all she wanted to do was get away from him before she burst into tears in his presence.
Ella had no idea she was silently crying as she recalled the most wonderful moments of her life with Stefan.
She never imagined Stefan would be able to make her forget Max and help her break free from her insecure bubble, but now she wonders if she was truly outside of that box.
No, she wasn't; otherwise, Priscilla's words wouldn't have ripped her heart so easily.
As she proceeded to bury herself in her bitter words, her phone rang, and she shifted her focus away from her pain to see who had called.
Her eyes froze when she saw her mother's name, and she brushed away her tears before picking it up.
