JADE

On Monday morning, I parked my car and walked toward the office with a skip in my step. I hadn’t been in a mood this good in a long, long time. Not since I’d started working at Placement. I didn’t love my job there––I hadn’t wanted to do admin or even become a nanny––but I didn’t hate it, either.

Today, everything looked different. It was funny how the world changed when I was in love.

My phone rang, and it was Olivia.

“I know you’re on your way in, but you have to tell me everything,” she said.

I giggled. Last night, I’d sent her a text telling her...