Leave

I find Chase downstairs and pull him aside, keeping my voice low. “Hey, man, I’m heading out.” I can barely look him in the eye.

Chase studies my face for a second. “You alright?”

“Yeah. Just… had too much to drink. I need to get back.”

He nods, not pressing me. “Alright. I’ll see you at the dorm.”

I give him a quick nod and slip out of the house. The cool night air hits me as I walk back across campus. My head is spinning, but not just from the alcohol. I keep replaying what happened upstairs, feeling a knot tighten in my stomach. I know I crossed a line with my girlfriend, and for now, I have no idea what I’m going to do about it.