The Beginning Of All Sins

Tyler spent almost the entire day with Naomi at her house. They left around 6 pm, enjoying the cool evening breeze through the open car windows.

Naomi suddenly rested her head on Tyler's shoulder. "I really hope we can stay like this forever, Tyler."

In the dim light of the car, Tyler could only make out Naomi's pale face. His expression was unreadable as he gazed into the dark night.

Rain began to fall, creating a melancholy scene with wet leaves scattered along the street and small lamps glowing faintly. Naomi felt the distance in Tyler's behavior but chose to stay close, leaning on his shoulder and holding his arm.

Tyler?" she asked quietly, not caring about how she appeared. All she wanted was his forgiveness, confident that he would

any issues. She hoped they could quickly put their recent troubles behind them. She

voice devoid of emotion, as if he was just trying to keep the peace between

and squeezed his hand. "I'm such a

moment, Tyler thought of someone else, which made

dropped out of school, was keeping up with her studies. She was reading a textbook

was serious about learning. The only sounds in her room were the rustling of pages and the

Olivia glanced out the window, watching the trees sway

phone buzzed with a message from Claude:

treated him as her friend, but it was a different story to him. He had crossed the line. Confused by his intentions, she