Chapter 214

Lena was always the level-headed one, but she had a habit of avoiding things she didn't want to deal with. Sometimes, she'd make up her mind without even giving it a shot.

In that way, we were different. But hey, everyone has their own way of seeing things, their own way of handling life.

There's this saying—no one can really interfere in someone else's life. Even with how close Lena and I were, that still rang true.

I crashed at her place for the night before finally heading home. I still hadn't seen Hayden.

When I got back, my downstairs neighbor stopped me, asking if I'd gone on vacation with my "boyfriend." Apparently, neither of us had been around for a while, and that's when it hit me—Hayden hadn't come back the entire time I was gone.

Even though Demi told me he was busy, I knew the truth—Hayden only stayed here because of me.

When I was around, he would be home every day. But the second I wasn't? He wouldn't even bother.

Well, if he wasn't coming to me, I'd go to him.

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