Nicole Harper
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By the next morning, I was running on barely any sleep and way too many thoughts. I couldn’t even sleep a wink last night. My brain was up and running throughout, thinking about the odd situation I found myself in.
I went to the office earlier than usual because I needed to avoid Tristan at any point I could.
I sat at my desk, my desktop on, a spreadsheet minimized in the background while I scrolled through apartment listings again. Studio apartments, one-bedrooms, shared spaces, anything that was within my budget and far enough away from that house.
Everything was expensive, but I didn’t care anymore. I just needed to leave before things became worse. I needed to get out of whatever toxic hold Tristan had over me.
I clicked on another listing, leaning closer to the
