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Let my words spill out into the world

Letmy best friend back

But he doesn’t come back, and I stand alone in the dark, desperate to chase after him, yet terrified ill happen if I do

I turn for the door and trudge into er to tell ht up tocake when I walk in

"Hey, sweetie," my mom says, but instantly frohen she sees the look on my face It’s the same expression she hen I had my oing to liquefy into a crazy puddle on the hardwood floor One day I will make her confess why she looks atinto the chair, I reach across the table to steal a glob of pink frosting fro a little spat" If I can even call it that I honestly have no clue what the hell is going on in that boy’s head anylances at my father as he shovels a chunk of cake into his et over it Best friends always do"

"Ayden and I aren’t you and Dad, Moer "We just …" I trail off We just what? Spend every waking hour together? Kiss in the darkness of the roo on each other "So, I have soer in a band"

My dad’s back straightens, and he bea as I roaht One of Ayden’s band h Ayden was the one who actually helped e "But it doesn’t e fright and can live outof y ?" He takes a swig of his milk "It’s just that … I just want to et into this band thing … well, the environreement "It’s not that we don’t trust you, but we just want to et into trouble all the tilass with s, sex, rock ‘n’ roll, and all that shit, you should know I’ away from that stuff"

"Okay, but there will be rules," she says as she cuts into the slice of cake in front of her

"What exactly do you guys think I’ain "I just joined the band; I’ dream, you will eventually," my father chiht way"

"Like using et rin sweetly at hih "Maybe I’ll have to hear you play first"

I pressoffended "Father, I’enetics, I don’t have the voice of an angel" He wavers, and I throw a napkin at his face "So insulting" I rise fro to bed I’ll let you two finish off your cake"