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"Yourthe obituaries?" he asked "I can help"

"I don’t need your help," I growled lightly,intoday I hated how I blamed the people aroundcolder each passinghis hand on my shoulder

I pulled away "I just want to be alone"

His head lowered, and he ran his fingers across the back of his neck "Okay Mom and I will be inside" A second later he turned away and opened the screen door "But, Tristan, just because you want to be alone, doesn’t mean you are alone Remember that We are always here when you need us"

I listened to the screen door slam and huffed at his words

We are always here when you need us

The truth of theinto my back pocket, I pulled out the piece of paper I’d spent the past three hours staring at I’d finished Ja, but Charlie’s was still blank in my hand, with only his name attached to it

Hoas I supposed to do it? Hoas I supposed to write his life story when his life hadn’t even had a chance to begin?

The rain began to slaainst the paper and tears cli the paper back into my pocket

I wouldn’t cry

Fuck the tears

My feet led me down the steps of the porch and within seconds I was soaked fro a part of the dark stor

I needed air I needed space I needed to escape

I needed to run

I started running with no shoes, with no thought, and with no direction

Zeus began to run behind , as just as soaking wet as I was "Go away!" I hollered, wanting to be left alone I ran faster, but he kept up I pushed sobecaround Lightning struck above us, painting the sky with its scars, and I began to sob uncontrollably

I wanted to be alone, but Zeus was right there He’d kept up with ht besideto leave iving me hihed, tears still falling as I held him close to me He whiain, kissing the top of his head and rubbing his side

Okay

I loved to run barefoot

Running was soood at

I liked when my feet ran away