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How can one ?

We drive for a good twentydown a dirt road that leads us to a big white house

"Cole is an old friend of h "What happened to Riley?"

He parks the truck and looks over at nition "A n and hit him He died on impact"

"Oh my God" I look at him, noorried for his safety "I don’t knohat I’d do if that ever happened–"

"Don’t worry," he cutsthat takes rips the door handle "Come on"

I jurabstoward the barn

"You out here, Cole?" He yells e get closer to the front of the barn

"Yeah, Man," Cole yells in return "This shit is pissing et it to start for"

His words trail off as he steps through the door to see Royal anda bit shocked He wipes his hand off on a rag and reaches it out for irlfriend, Avalon," Royal says while squeezing the hand he’s been holding "I thought you guys shouldto contain irlfriend?!? Airlfriend? Oh God Please say yes I just need to hear it onetheain and repeat the word

Royal must sense ainst irl I can’t share you with anyone and I don’t have any plans to Got it?"

I s and turn around to grab Cole’s hand "Nice to ives ood to meet you as well" He lookshere "I never thought I’d see the day that this guy brought another girl here"

Royal releases ht, Man Let’s just get this shit looked at"

Cole smiles at me "Feel free to take a seat anywhere you want or walk around and hang out It won’t take long Royal is a fucking genius when it co"

Royal plasters on a cocky s down to work on the bike

Finding an empty crate, I take a seat and watch Royal as he works

I find it so daet dirty from the motor and I can’t help but to bea to him