#Chapter 87: Confessions

Audrey & Third Person Audrey’s POV I found Tina huddled over the bathroom sink, her shoulders shaking with sobs. “Tina? Are you okay?” “I just… I can’t keep lying anymore,” she murmured, quickly swiping her tears away from her cheeks. “What is it, Tina? What’s going on?” I took a step forward Tina looked up at me, her eyes red and misted over with tears. She opened her mouth to respond, but all that came out was a strangled sob. I quickly rushed over to her and pulled her into my arms, feeling her form tremble against me as she cried into my shoulder. “Tina, it’s okay. I’m here,” I whispered, rubbing her back gently. “If you don’t want to talk about it, that’s fine. But I’m here.” She clung to me for a long time, her tears soaking into the shoulder of my dress. Finally, she pulled back just enough to wipe at her damp cheeks with her gloved hand. “I-I’m sorry,” she hiccupped. “I shouldn’t have run off like that. I ruined everything. And I ru