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Nothing feels good right now Nothing at all

One small turn of events has sent my whole day into a dark, doard spiral I’m too emotionally exhausted to walk all the way ho worse by the second

I pull out my phone and make a call

My entle voice “Sweetheart?”

“Are you busy? Can you give me a ride home, Ma?”

“Ooh, your shift ended early? Too hot outside today to walk?”

I don’t have the heart to give her the story right now “Yeah”

“And Jiet you?”

I glance down the road at the back of his truck “Not today”

“Mmm, okay, sweetheart I’ll be there in a few”

From the hesitant sound of her voice, I can telljust yet She’ll wait until we’re ho

After we hang up, I plop down right there on the curb, then hugat this hour covers ht I stare ahead at the road, catching a gust of wind froht on by

“Why aren’t you answerin’ my texts?”

I glance up to find Ji there

I shake o hoettin’ a ride from my ma She’s on the way”

“What?”

His voice has softened, like suddenly he’s the one who’s been wounded I continue to hugoff blankly at the road

He sits down on the curb next tomine “Bobs, please don’t tell me they fired you”

“Alright, I won’t Mr Lemon simply sent me hoain for the rest of the summer, whatever’s left of it”

Jirips the back of his neck “Aw, no, man, no, no, no This is my fault No Fuck”

“Well, no one’s arguin’ that” I look away

I feel his attention on me suddenly “Bobby, I didn’tan asshole”

“I know This ”