Sitting in her room, staring at the walls that suddenly felt like they were closing in on her, the secrets weighed a ton. Her heart was sore from the fight that had gone down with Julian, and she was so alone. She was losing her grip on the few people who truly cared about her, and now it seemed even her family was slipping away.
She was yanked from her reverie by the sound of her mother's steps down the hallway. Skylar held her breath; maybe her mom would merely follow right on past her door. But instead, there was a light tap at her door, followed by her mother's soft voice.
"Skylar? May I come in?"
Skylar let out a deep sigh and pushed off from the bed, trying to force a calm she didn't quite feel. "Yes, come in."
Her mother entered the room, scanning Skylar's face with a concerned expression in her eyes. "I wanted to check on you. You haven't seemed yourself lately."
