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"I think you’re going back a little too far" Luke has his hood pulled over his head and a leather band on his wrist that has the word rede to him or if he believes in redemption I wonder if I believe in it He stretches his arlove box "Back to the eight-track era"
I cringe at how close he is, but then release the tension, refusing to go back to that place I zip up my jacket, because it’s cold inside due to the fact that they keep rolling down the s to s, the sun is kissing the frosted land, and the highway is a hazard froht’s storm so we have to drive slowly There are a few cars stuck in the mounds of snow in the strip of land in the center of the opposing traffic and people have turned off onto the ramps because they’re too afraid to drive
Luke and I are used to it though It’s the conditions we grew up in
Seth slaps his hand away frolove box and Luke looks at ht-tracks were still in play in the eighties"
"Early eighties," Luke corrects "They faded out byover so so ridiculous and I’e place "You guys are fighting like an old married couple"
As soon as I say it, I want to take it back, because I’m not sure how Luke will take it
When I look at Luke, he sees and then sticks his hand into the glove box and pulls out a tape labeled Let’s Get High "Whatever," he says and feeds it into the tape player "As long as I’ood"
Seth rolls his eyes "Whatever, you’d totally be my bitch and you know it"
That’s it I can’t hold it in any longer My body falls forward as I cover h into my hand "Oh my God, I can’t believe you just said that"
"Yes, you can" Seth patsthat pops into ht Seth is blunt and funny and he totally says whatever the hell he wants And I love hiive hi rins "Anytime, sweetheart"
Luke shakes his head, but there’s a grin on his face so I know he’s not offended I like Luke He’s not judg him and then realize hoeird it is because it doesn’t freak me out What does that mean?
Crap What does that ht Runners, blasts out frohties," Seth says and begins snapping his fingers and bobbing his head He really starts to get into it, shaking his hips and shi frontward and backward "Come on, Callie, you know you want to dance It’ll rin from ear to ear "No way"
Cold air fills the cab as Luke cracks theThe lighter flicks and then the sh the air
Seth keeps dancing as he reaches into the pocket of his hoodie and takes out his pack of cigarettes Out of the corner ofhis head as he sucks on the end of his cigarette
He takes a long drag, and then puckers his lips and a thin trail of white s his hips wildly as he flicks the end of his lighter and puts it up to the tip of the cigarette The paper curls in and turns black as he takes a long drag The car starts rocking as the chorus co into it The soose bule detail of the moment and I decide to experience it all
"Oh fine, what the hell" I start lifting rins at irl," he says and blows out a cloud of smoke with his lips puckered out
We both start doing this funny jiving thing with our hands and Luke laughs as he cranks up the music For a second I transforain we all take a deep breath and belt out the lyrics at the top of our lungs I raise ht
It’ll be all right Kayden will be all right
Because I’uys, and if that can happen, then anything’s possible
Kayden I’ve been in the clinic for a week now and today should be a really goodhas informed me that I can have visitors outside of fahout the day When he gives et stuck on who to call My first instinct is to call Callie, but I haven’t talked to her since it happened and I’out scares the shit out ofto keepshe needs is my instability and fucked-up head
I dial Luke’s nu the stors
"Kayden?" he says, sounding confounded There’s an eighties song playing in the background and I can hear a lot of giggling
"What’s up?" It sounds so stupid after I say it There’s a long pause and then so really loudly and really off key "Is that Seth in the background?"
"Yeah" He hesitates again "Are you okay?"
I flick the rubber band withthrough my arm "Kind of… Why are you with Seth?"