BRIDGETTE

Her face fell even further, then she pulled me into a tight hug, already sobbing. "You know you don't have to do this." 

"I have thought it through and through." Just then, Kendrick appeared out of nowhere. 

I hadn't heard my room's door open, but he was standing in front of us, and when he heard Mia sobbing, his face folded into a frown. 

"What's going on here?" He asked, his eyes scanning the scene before him. 

Mia stiffened for a moment, then she pulled away from the hug, sniffling and wiping her tears. She was so worried about me, but there was no way I was dropping off...