#Chapter 12: Old Ghosts, New Opportunities

Olivia I stood in front of the apartment that Ryan and I used to share. “Well?” Nathan asked. “Are you gonna go in and confront this jerk or should I?” I shook my head and swallowed. “It’s okay. I’ll go.” With my heart in my throat, I walked up the front steps to the building and rang the doorbell. I waited for a couple of minutes, but there was no answer. I decided to ring it again… And again… “Olivia? Is that you?” a familiar female voice called. I looked over to see my elderly neighbor, Susan, standing in her doorway with a puzzled expression on her face. “What are you doing here?” “I’m looking for Ryan,” I said. “I need to… talk to him. Have you seen him?” Susan gave me an even more puzzled expression. “Dear, he moved out. I thought you two broke up. Did he not tell you?” I shook my head. “No, he didn’t.” “Well… What did you need to talk to him about?” she asked. I didn’t want to tell her the truth, so I just shook my head again an