Page 93 of Your Side of the Offense

But I’m a cheater now too. Do I feel the same? If I date one or more of the guys, will they trust me?

It’s a hard pill to swallow. I have become the one who can't be trusted. How things fucking change. I wasn’t going to go home, but now I wonder if that’s a mistake. I miss my family; I miss my sister.

Maybe seeing my family will give me perspective.

I open my app and book a flight for later in the day and am smiling by the time I leave the coffee shop. I am going home.

I am coming over.

Mom: Huh?

*roll eye emoji* I am coming today. I miss you. I just booked the flights.

Mom: *crying emoji*

Summer: Huh?

Mom: Your dad and I are in Palm Springs for the weekend. When are you leaving?

I sigh. My parents are still in their honeymoon stage. It's cute but sometimes it's annoying.

Monday.

Blue: You really coming, sis?

Yup. Going to pack a bag now. My flight is for 15:45.

Blue: I'm going to tell the senior citizen. She's still asleep.

Hide her phone so I surprise her.

Blue: she will know it’s me. She is addicted to it these days. She just found TikTok.

Lol.

Dad: Su, extend your stay to Tuesday. Your mother misses you.

You don't?

Dad: I see your Insta stories all the time.

I shake my head.

Anyway, gotta go. Love you. Stay swaggy.

The walk back to my room is even shorter with the new excitement. After I change, I pull out a small bag trying to decide what I'm taking when someone knocks.

I open the door and surprise, surprise, it's an angry Logan.

"Hey." I force a smile.

He doesn't say anything just stares at me. No, he glares at me. Then his eyes land on my bag.

"Where are you going and who are you going with?"

I arch an eyebrow. "I am going home, if you must know."

"And you were going to tell me this when?"

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