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.

quietly, not caring about how she appeared. All she wanted was

relationship was strong enough to withstand any issues. She hoped they could quickly put their recent troubles behind

on," Tyler said, his voice devoid of emotion, as if he was just trying to keep the peace between

his detachment. She smiled and squeezed his hand. "I'm such

of someone else, which made him

was keeping up with her studies. She was reading a textbook on

for fun; she was serious about learning. The only sounds in her room were the rustling of pages and the scratch of her pencil

Olivia glanced out the window, watching the

a message from Claude:

him as her friend, but it was a different story to him. He had crossed the