Chapter Forty Six

"A soft knock at the door heightened my anticipation. Hoping it was Josh, I opened it only to find a delivery person with a package. Disappointment struck, but I saw it as a chance to take control.

'Oh, a package,' Ava exclaimed, taking it in my hands.

Shawn, Ava's boyfriend, had sent a sweet package for her. He had been thoughtful since confessing about cheating on Ava."

"I'm happy Ava is happy. I wish to get my groove back with Josh. He has been nothing but sweet.

With a heavy heart, I thought about what Ava had told me, urging me to try and fix things with Josh.

Tears streamed down my face as I remembered the happy times with him, now overshadowed with brokenness.

Ava noticed my distress. 'Are you still crying?' she asked, concern in her eyes.

'I'll be fine,' I replied, trying to mask my emotions and rubbing off the tears flowing down freely on its own accord."

Clutching the keys to Josh's place, doubt crept in. "What if he doesn't want to see me?" I wondered aloud, consumed by the