Melissa.
The front door slammed behind me with a force that rattled the hinges, echoing through the narrow corridor like a gunshot. The sound still lingered in my ears as I stormed down the steps of Tessa's building, my heels striking the pavement sharply, each click a punctuation to the storm raging inside me. My chest heaved with every step, my breaths short and jagged, a mixture of fury and disbelief twisting like a coil in my stomach, tightening with each movement.
