Sixteen

It's been five days since Cole hit Emma. On Sunday, he tried contacting her, but she had her phone off, she did not leave her apartment and she did not answer him or even Ariana. On Monday, she had to go to college and she saw him there, he gave her chocolates and flowers, he swore that he would never lay a finger on her again and what happened was nothing but a drunken mistake and she believed him although she was reluctant about forgiving him.

On Sunday, she was close to calling Mila, she almost hit the call button, but she remembered what Mila said and that was enough to make her drop her phone on the couch. She wanted to drive as fast as she could to Mila's new place and beg her to stay the night with her; she was in great need of the comfort of the girl who understood her the most, but she knew that Mila was serious about not stepping a foot again in her apartment, plus she was certain that Mila would not welcome her in her new place. She realized that she did not