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He gives ood life You shouldn’t be sad about it I know that you wish your life was more complicated so you could write better, but trust ht now because of that" I face forward in my seat and wrap my arood life; you deserve to have the best"

A beat of silence goes by

"Life is gettingeasier forelse, he cranks up the radio again

We don’t speak for the rest of the drive home I rack my brain for a way toup to our houses, I still have no clue what to do or say

All the lights are off atto telltheir shit

"You want et ho the engine

I nod then unfastenup to my bedroom, I text my parents to find out where they are Turns out, allery to spend time with her The two of them are so adorable that it rew up together Were best friends who fell in love They wrote songs about each other, and painted portraits of their undying love Usually thiso to bed and forget this night ever happened" I kick the bedroom door open and wrestle the hoodie off "I should probably take a shower first"

Ayden clicks on the lamp, sits down on htstand "I’ll chill out on your bed and go through your song collection, preparing for your next races his lips

Relief sweeps through entle breeze Maybe I didn’t break hirab some clothes from the dresser, I duck into the bathrooto cleanse the icky feeling off I know tonight could have been a lot worse, but what happened stillaches andI want my sunshine back

Tears spill fro my knees to my chest By the time I return to my bedroom, I’m exhausted, o to sleep

Ayden is still in my bed like he said he would be, stretched out on the ainst the headboard He hashis head to the ainst his knee