•BRYNN• The moment he left my room, I felt like my heart had been ripped out of me. I heard footsteps, but none of them had that familiar tone or scent. He did reject me. "Brynn, you can’t stay here sulking; you have to fight. Let him know how much you regret everything and how much you love him," I tell myself as I dress up. I wear casual jeans and a white long-sleeved V-neck altered top before I pack my hair into a ponytail, and just wait... I didn’t know what I was waiting for. Not until I heard the door unlock, and it was Alissa standing outside it with a smile assuring but laced with pity, like she had known what happened. I didn’t care if she pitied me as I ran toward her and hugged her; it was nice seeing a familiar face I could talk to. "Alissa, thank goodness you’re here," I