[EVE]
As Cole finally drove me back to my condo, the silence between us was thick with unspoken words.
My mind, however, was far from quiet. I kept trying to recall what happened after the pool incident, but every time I reached for the memory, it slipped away like grains of sand through my fingers.
There was something—something crucial—I was missing. I could feel it, like a phantom whisper just out of reach. The harder I tried to remember, the more elusive it became, leaving behind a gnawing sense of unease.
"What's on your mind?" Cole's voice broke through the silence, calm but carrying a note of curiosity.
I glanced at him, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. "Just . . . trying to remember something."
For a fleeting moment, his expression shifted—an almost imperceptible flash of discomfort that vanished as quickly as it appeared. He tightened his grip on the steering wheel, his knuckles briefly whitening.
