It’s been days since Ryan met her parents in the coffee shop. She hadn’t told them the truth yet, fearing that they might ask her to get out of the house.

Even so, Ryan knew that she must tell them everything.

“They will get mad if they find out about this from other people,” Ryan murmured as she walked inside the comfort room of the campus.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror and spoke to herself.

“I feel guilty for lying.”

He put her folder down and rummaged inside her bag. Her favorite pen fell and rolled inside the cubicle. Ryan carried her bag and folders while walking...