I stared down into the bowl of brightly colored breakfast cereal, pushing it around with my spoon. My phone was next to the dish, but I hadn’t bothered to check it. Whatever Blake had sent me last night didn’t matter to me anymore. It wasn’t like I would ever be able to date him anyway. I sighed as the cereal transformed into a colorful sugary mush in front of my eyes. I wasn’t hungry. I had just made myself breakfast to avoid talking to Brooke. But it’s not like I could sit there at the table all day. I stood up reluctantly and cleaned up the food. Brooke had obviously been watching me like a hawk. As soon as the dish was cleaned up she was stood smiling in the living room and beckoning me to join her. I dragged my feet as I went over to her. I just wanted to lock myself away all d

