Chapter 8

"Shawn Donnivan?" I called out. "I thought you'd forgotten about me, Tiffany. Long time no see," Shawn greeted me with a smile. He was my high school deskmate. We'd bickered and joked around for three years, and only lost contact when he went abroad for college. We lost contact because Shawn confessed to me right before the SAT. I'd always thought of us as just friends, and it never felt like more than that. Since then, things have been awkward whenever we meet. Shawn ended up going abroad before taking his college entrance exam. Upon recalling the past, I felt awkward and didn't know what to say. However, Shawn poured me a glass of water and said, "I've only returned recently. What happened to you? Why aren't you resting at home when you just gave birth? "Thankfully, the driver got you here just in time, or something could've happened to you otherwise." While he sounded like he was chiding me, I could tell that he was more worried. I felt a lump in my throat, unsure of how