The date had finally arrived.
Elena had sent the location earlier that morning. It was nothing, but short, precise, and aloof.
Just a message with the address. No greeting, no explanation, no emojis like before.
I just stared at the screen for a full minute before exhaling quietly. It was the same restaurant where we had gone to meet Caroline and Nicole… before everything had fallen apart.
Now, it only carried the weight of everything that had gone wrong.
The car crash.
The kidnapping.
Josh.
The lies.
The guilt.
Everything that had broken us apart and forced us to go our separate ways.
The drive felt longer than usual. Maybe because my thoughts were louder than the engine.
My hand rested on the steering wheel, tight enough that my knuckles looked pale, but my mind wasn't really on the road. It was spinning around one single point. To be more specific, one person.
Elena.
