ALVAH
"Can I spend the night at your place tonight?" I inquired of Liam the moment I entered his living room. He nodded and led the way to his room. I was relieved that his parents weren't present because I wasn't sure if I was in the right state of mind to engage in small talk.
"Let me guess, things didn't go well at home?" Liam asked, and I nodded.
"Yeah, you know me damn too well," I replied as I lay down on his bed, my mind utterly blank. I had no idea what my next steps would be. The confidence I had when I entered what used to be my home was all gone, leaving behind nothing but a shattered soul with an incomplete life. I turned to face Liam, who was squatting beside the bed.
"This feels different than before. What happened this time? Did you manage to find any answers?" he inquir
