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I laugh because we totally are and there’s no way to hide e’ve been doing Razor’s hair is tousled and his lips are swollen He grins as he slides a finger along my neck, where there are no doubts that my skin has flushed
"No one said we couldn’t kiss," I say
"True That was not one of the rules"
His laughter fades as he tucks my hair behind my ear, then pulls me into the shelter of his body I lay my head on his shoulder and let one of my hands rest on his solid chest
"I’ve missed you" Razor nuzzles my hair, then kisses the top of ht and breathe in his scent of autu to ht?"
"Yes," he says "That’s a promise"
RAZOR
THE FIELD FEELS lonely without Breanna, and because of that, I had promised myself I wouldn’t come unless she could join me, but I’m on a mission for someone I loved before Breanna I have a promise to keep to Olivia
I take off loves and stick them in my jacket and my warm breath billows out into the cold air The trees have lost their leaves, the grass is non, but the hter, the feel of her body pressed against mine make this place as colorful as it was this fall
My cell vibrates and I pull it out as I pause near the abandoned bridge It’s Breanna: Anal until I stepped outside
Even a hundred miles away, at times, it’s like she’s beside me Me: Just in ti Breanna on the other end of my cell steals away some of the ache Me too
Olivia would have loved her Me: Give ood I love you
I walk onto the abandoned railway bridge and peer at the bridge upstream I haven’t been here since the day Kyle forced Breanna onto the tracks Haven’t had the guts or the desire to This field belonged to ed Breanna on and then the bridge a little farther down has affected es are meant to connect They’re meant to defy drops and distances, but occasionally we lose our waywe fall off, we drive off, we consider ju on--I had spiritually jue where I tackled Kyle--I saved myself
The colder air carries the sound of the tractor trailers crossing over the busy state road a few miles ahead and off in the distance a train whistle blows Sixthe loss of Olivia and ed from my club and father, if not in body, then in spirit