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“No,” he denied, his eyes turning hazel with pain “You’re the sa to protect yourself, so you refuse to let her free You’re hiding behind the girl I’ht now The one who says fuck the world and everyone else, so our sweet little Vi can hide from how badly she just wants to curl up and cry”
I hated that he was right, and I hated that I was still crying even though that was the last thing I wanted to do “I…” I fought back a sob “I’m so tired”
He wrapped his arms around me “I knoeetheart It’s okay You can rest now”
But this kind of tiredness wasn’t going to go aith rest It went all the way to my soul I could have slept a hundred years and still woken up exhausted I knew because I foundand after school I didn’t hang out with anyone except to go to stupid parties because all I did was sleep And it didn’t help I was still so exhausted, it was a chore to just keep my eyes open most of the time
I didn’t argue with hih He didn’t understand, and I wasn’t sure I was even able to make sense if I tried to explain it Instead, I let hi the way, he went through a drive-thru to get me food and coffee in an attempt to sober me up
“You’ve lost weight,” he grumbled as he stuffed a fry in his mouth while he drove toward Santa Monica
“Is that why you got e fries?” I shoved a few intowith my mouth open This was Lyric I ith, after all I didn’t have to have manners with him because he sure as hell didn’t have any when he wasn’t with any of the parents
“Look,” he said as he shifted lanes “All I’ is this” He glanced atattention and then focused on the road again “Uncle Drake started drinking hard-core at a really young age, from what I’ve heard Look what happened with him, Vi He destroyed his liver, and your dad had to donate part of his own to save him Do you want that to happen to you?”
“I only drink at parties,” I excused “Not every day”
“For now That could change I don’t want you to start having a problem” He blew out a heavy exhale “And what’s with you and Stephen? If I hadn’t stepped in the way, it looked like you tere about to be all over each other”
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“Because I care about you I don’t want to see you get into trouble, Vi You were drunk, and I’uy protect you” He gri Luca told me that a while back Not to mention, Stephen isyou”
“It’s not really any of your business if I want to have sex with a hundred guys or not, Ric So, you worry about yourself, and I’ll do the sa out the passenger sideIt was dark out, and the moon was absent The clock on the dash said it was just after oing to be grounded, but I couldn’t bring y, and I had none to spare
“I’ worried about you I’ve seen the Insta pictures of you at other parties Drunk and in the lap of souy who doesn’t deserve to breathe the saentle squeeze “I know it’s to hurt Luca, but are you reallythat shit?”