Chapter 219

In the evening, Allison got a call from her best friend, Sabrina. “Hey babe, New Year's Eve is coming up fast. Got any plans?"

Allison glanced at her phone's calendar-it was already December 28th.

"Not really," she replied, her voice a bit raspy from all the crying earlier. Sabrina noticed right away. "Babe, what's going on? You sound a little rough." "I'm okay, just caught a bit of a cold."

"Oh, alright then," Sabrina said, not questioning her further. "So, what's the plan for New Year's? Are you spending it with Joshua, or hanging out with Olivia and me?"

Just hearing Joshua's name made Allison's eyes well up again. “Joshua and I...”

"What about you two?"

The room was brightly lit, and snowflakes danced quietly outside the window.

Allison sat on her bed, phone in hand, staring at her toes. "We... we had a bit of a disagreement..."

her

"Oh, just a spat? No biggie. Every couple fights once in a while. For New Year's, I'll have my brother invite Joshua out. We'll meet up, and

cheekily added, "And if that doesn't do the trick, well, you know

never one to hold back. Allison knew her friend's carefree spirit well, but

embarrassed, Allie. I'm telling you, men love things simple and straightforward. Talking

swirling with all sorts of images.

Allison. She tossed and turned,

concluded that Joshua's talk of breaking up was probably to protect her family from

hopeful that

In

things up. She figured she could pretend

to

calling him. Joshua had been so busy and tired. She didn't

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