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My body perks up at thespeed

Down, girl

At the very least, I’lad I knohat it feels like to be with him

Againstin to the Hearts First app, and only see what I expect: ourmore I have no new texts either Bryce has my number He’s always had it Needed it, since our faroup texts the last few years because I don’t live as close anymore, but I’m still on some of them

I get everything done to open the store early—it’s in stellar shape due to Elle’s work last night—and I findto co to do is be thinking about him

Flicking through his social media, I consume recent pictures of him A few fro a volleyball on the beach and diving in the waves havean entirely different kind of wave And then I come across a picture that blows ht ofand the night that I knew I had to move away because I couldn’t take it anymore

In this picture, I’ot his ar up at hi I wanted was to see it shine The fact that none of oddamn miracle

At this point in the day, nothing had happened But later that night…

I was drunk Drunker than I noret But I was detere I was an adult noas coh for Bryce to see me for what I was So I put on ot drunk People were in the pool in our backyard My family and my friends, all there to celebrate So the fact that I as in a bikini wasn’t out of place

But I pulled Bryce away, into the pool house I told him I wanted to talk to hih in the h and I had consuh alcohol that I don’t reainst him, and tried to make it clear that I was available for whatever he could possibly want from me

And then my mom walked in on the two of us