Kayla
My phone vibrated on the bedside table. The only buzzing sound cut through the quiet of my room. It had been an entire week since Mom’s surgery, and she was recovering so well it felt like a miracle.
I had taken a few days off work to stay by her side, and Damien had completely approved without a second thought. He had been so supportive and present that I was actually starting to forget our whole relationship was transactional.
I reached out and picked up the phone, hearing Chelsea’s voice screaming on the other end before I could even say hello.
"Check the news! Check social media! Check anywhere right now!"
"Chelsea, why are you yelling so early in the morning?" I groaned, rubbing my eyes to wake myself up. I squinted at my digital clock: 6:30 AM. "What is going on?"
"Just
