You and Jake had been best friends for as long as you could remember—inseparable since childhood, always finding comfort in each other no matter what life threw your way. He was the one person who never judged you, who always had your back, no matter how bad things got. But tonight was different.

You stood outside his door, suitcase in hand, the weight of the night pressing down on you. The argument with your mom still rang in your ears, but right now, all you could do was hope Jake wouldn’t turn you away.

The door swung open, and his sleepy eyes widened the moment he saw you. "What the hell happened?" he asked, pulling you inside without hesitation.