I could barely read my textbooks and music. Tyler came over every day after school to help me with my homework, but I felt like I was being unfair to him. He should have been out with his friends and going to parties, not stuck at home helping his nearly blind girlfriend figure out her assignments. The ring on my finger felt heavier and heavier as each day passed. Had I been wrong to accept it? Was I ruining Tyler’s life by staying with him? I felt selfish. “Are you staring at me?” I asked Amber. “Maybe.” “Whatever you’re thinking, you can say … you don’t have sit there and hold it in.” “All right. Why have you been pushing Tyler away?” I snorted. “I haven’t been pushing him away. He’s at my house every day. If you hadn’t promised to help me with my homework today, he’d be here right now.” “Hadley, no one can deny that he helps you, but you’ve been distant with him lately.
