One week had passed since the dramatic birthday celebration, and Evelyn was sitting in Lena's living room when her phone started ringing again.

It had been like this for days. First Nathan calling repeatedly until she blocked his number. Then her father Richard started his endless stream of calls. Evelyn just let the phone buzz on the coffee table, ignoring it completely.

On the tenth call that morning, Lena slammed her book shut in frustration. "Why don't you just block your father too?" she exclaimed. "He's going to keep calling until your battery dies!"

Evelyn didn't look up from her own book. "If I block him, he'll just use different...