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"I don’t knohat it was" I try not to look at the pipe and res, but it’s hard not to stare at so so wonderful yet potent "Delilah, why did you lie to ain?"
"I just didn’t think you’d be cool with it You always seemed like you weren’t, or at least you acted like you didn’t want to try it," she says, shrugging "Besides, I didn’t technically lie I hadn’t been doing it since I left for school… I just started up again"
"Why, though?"
"Why did you do it the other day?" There’s accusation in her eyes, like I have no right to be talking about this with her And she’s right I really don’t The truth of the matter is I did smoke weed the other day, and for a few moments I’d actually felt content and soundless on the inside, so time
"So do you want to sht impatience in her tone
I wonder what she’d do if I said no "What about my mom? She’s home… what if she comes in here?"
"Actually, she just left," she says, setting the pipe down on her lap "But if you don’t want h? When she co at the pipe I can al with the brief contentment that followed afterward, and I’m surprised how much my mind craves it
"We’ll, turn the fan on and spray so," she replies "Besides, you’re nineteen What the hell is she going to do if she catches you? Ground you to your roo to rationalize it asand let ot really drunk and threw up on the kitchen floor, and she foundpassed out besideme to my feet "We… we all make mistakes e hurt, but we need to find a way for you to deal" She kept saying we like it was her and ether, like we did with my dad But not this time This time it was just me
"If you want to s a picture of Landon and ly endless stack I was holding the ca in it and Landon looks like he wants to be anywhere else but getting his picture taken If I reh, he was particularly irritated that day with everything
I keep sorting through the pictures while Delilah turns on the ceiling fan, relaxes against the headboard ofthe weed S lazily around ent weed burning in a field
"You two look really beautiful together," she says, leaning forward and exauess," I mumble, because honestly I always believed Landon was out of ue in the looks department
"You look happy," she remarks "I’ve never seen you that happy"
"Do you need anything to eat or soe
She shakes her head and takes another hit, and her lips pucker as she blows out a cloud of sain?" she asks, and I frown at her "What? I’m just curious"
"You’ve never been curious before" Which is why I love hanging out with you
"I know, but it doesn’tfrom the pipe
I try to stay focused on the photos, but the roo with htstand and lies down, staring at the ceiling
"So es "And he grabbed my ass"
My head whips up fro at me "Yeah, but it’s how it’s always been, ever since, you know--" she points at her chest "--these bad boys came into the picture"