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"Great," Janettewithout a license isn’t really a priority on er issues than getting a ticket," Charlie says, voicingh old love letters is hardly iets a ticket with a peret pulled over, then," I say to hio and a three-hour drive back I can’t waste five hours just because you’re worried about your license"

"Why are you two acting so weird?" Janette says "And why are you reading old love letters?"

Charlie is staring down at the journal when she gives Janette a half-hearted response "We’re experiencing an unusual case of amnesia and can’t remember e are I don’t even knoho you are Turn around and mind your own business"

Janette rolls her eyes and huffs, then turns around "Weirdos," she rins at me and then points down at the journal "Here," she says "I’m about to read the very last entry"

I move the box that separates us and I scoot closer to her so I can read the last entry with her "Is it weird? Sharing your journal with ht shake "Not really I kind of feel like we aren’t them"

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

It’s only been fifteen minutes since I last wrote in this journal As soon as I closed it, Silas texted me and said he was outside Since my mother doesn’t allow him in our house anyht my breath and I instantly hated ainst his Land Rover--his feet crossed at the ankles, his hands shoved in his jacket pockets A shiver ran over me, but I blahetti straps

He wouldn’t even look up when I walked to his car I leaned against it next to him and folded my arms over my chest We stood there for several moments, suspended in silence

"Can I just ask you one question?" he said

He kicked off his car and stood in front of ed me in He dipped his head a couple of inches until ere eye to eye The position ere in was nothing new We’d stood like that aatat ure out who in the hell I was He was scrolling over er

"Charlie," he said, his voice raspy He pulled his bottom lip in and bit down on it while he cohed and then closed his eyes "Are you sure this is what you want?"

"Yes"