Chapter 122 —I'm not choosing between you

Narrator:

Aylin drove in silence. It wasn't uncomfortable, but it wasn't the usual silence either, the kind they sometimes shared when they were tired or sleepy. It was colder, newer. Sasha was in the back seat, headphones on, staring out the window.

Traffic was light. Aylin slowed down at a corner and took the usual detour to school. She wanted to talk, but couldn't think of anything casual to say. Not the weather, not classes, not even the new greenhou