#Chapter 273: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Abby I bolt away from the party and up the stairs, my heart pounding in my chest. Tears stream down my cheeks as I fumble to find my room key. I need to get away from that party, away from the chaos, away from Karl’s shocking announcement. Finally, I find the key and jam it into the lock, twisting it with shaking hands until the door clicks shut behind me. I lean back against the door, taking shuddering breaths, my mind reeling from what has just happened. It feels like a surreal nightmare, but I know it’s all too real no matter how much I wish I could just wake up and find out that none of this ever happened. I want to go back to this morning, redo everything; hell, right now I want to go back to months ago, back to when Karl first walked into my restaurant. I want to go back and send him away and tell him to never speak to me again. I stumble to my bed and throw myself onto it, burying my face in the pillow as sobs wrack my body. How could Karl make an announcement