~LAUREN’S POV~

The question hit me like a punch to the stomach. I flinched and looked down, unable to meet her gaze. “I don’t know,” I murmured.

“Maybe. Or maybe I’m just stuck because I don’t know how to stop loving someone who doesn’t love me back.”

Sophia moved to sit on the edge of her seat.

“Lauren, that’s not something you should beat yourself up over. You don’t just wake up one day and stop caring about someone who was such a huge part of your life. That’s not how it works.”

“I know that,” I snapped, frustration bubbling up. “But it’s been weeks, Sophia. How am I still...