My best friend kept insisting on calls and messages, so I had to put my phone on silent to avoid it vibrating in the car. Plus, I was in the presence of Jake, who I didn't like that much and was incredibly annoying, so it was better than enduring the stupid comments that came out of Jake's mouth.

But I felt guilty when I saw the phone screen lighting up, displaying the photo I took with Kyle recently on one of our weekend trips abroad. I was mad at him because my father would probably scold me for not arriving early as we had agreed I would for university studies,...