Forget About Him

I finally got home.

I tried my best to hide my tear-stained face, bursting the door to the living room wide open, startling Alice in the process.

"Oh, Snugglebug!" Alice held her chest, breathing out in relief. "I forgot to lock the door. You scared me!"

I wish I could banter with Alice right now and forget all my worries, but she was able to read me too easily.

"Serenity?" For the first time in a long time, Alice called me by my name. I looked at her eyes, seeing the worry behind them. "Your eyes... have you been crying again?"

I felt my body tremble, my body weight suddenly becoming too overwhelming. The tears poured out freely soon after, as I fell to the ground sobbing.

"Oh, Snugglebug!" Alice rushed to hug me, moving faster than one would expect from a heavily pregnant woman. "What happened? Is Shawn okay? Are your parents okay? Please, I hate seeing you like this, talk to me."

I felt like I was suffocating as I struggled to breathe. I sniffled as I tried taking in quick deep bre