chapter 22

Sophia Parker

Lily came through just as I called her. Her apartment was just upstairs anyways.

"Sophia what are you doing on the floor of your kitchen?" She mused.

She came over to where I was, curled up on the floor at the corner. Tears staining my cheeks.

"What happened? Why are you crying?"

"I screwed up everything Lily... I screwed up badly." I said between sobs.

"What do you mean you screwed up? Sophia you just got back from Michigan. Come here." She pulled me up from the floor. "What happened to you?"

I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, not knowing where exactly to start from.

"Does this have to do with your boss?" She asked and I nodded. "Please stop crying Sophia. Come, let's talk in your room."

We both went to my bedroom. I sat on my bed and wrapped myself in my comforter while Lily sat at the edge of my bed beside me.

"What happened between the two of you? Did you guys finally talk?" She asked.

"Well... not really." My voice was thick and heavy. "But he was just here a