JESSICA

Never trust the one you love. It's no fault of theirs that they'll hurt you…

I took a deep breath as I walked up the steps to Laura's house, my heart pounding in my chest. Since she had refused to take my calls or even respond to my chats since she stormed out of my house the other day, I had decided to go visit her, uninvited. I desperately needed to convince my best friend that there was nothing more than friendship between Phil and I, or else the consequences could be disastrous.

Either I'm telling the truth, or I'm just lying to myself about Phil.

As I approached...