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Chapter 8

On the way to Kai’s house, I feel strangely at ease with him We fall into a casual conversation aboutWe even sing a little together He is oddly surprised byoutside of church?”

“I hope to after graduation I’ets me to New York quicker”

“What’s in New York?” he asks curiously

“It’s anywhere but here,” I answer honestly

“Yeah, I know that feeling Graduation can’t co the road first thing this summer”

“That’s exciting What’s the name of your band?”

“Cooper’s Religion, but we e it I’m not sold on it, but it’s all we could think of at the time I just know I don’t want to end up like my father and my brother, Kirk”

“I love the na to the choir I don’t want to be anything like my mom”

He gives me a sympathetic smile Does he know about my mom too? I am too ashamed to ask him

We arrive at his house, and I already envy him He has a nice car and a beautiful ho up in “Wow,” I whisper out when I unbuckle my seatbelt

“Yeah, not too shabby, huh?”

I gulp, and I feel underdressed to even go inside, they have a freaking mansion compared to the tiny two-bedroom house I live in with my mom

“Don’t do that Kat,” he says, as if he knohat I arabs my hand “Coe, e reach the kitchen door he lets go of ers back in his for support So about his hand in mine made all of my doubt and insecurity disappear

His h she just stepped out of a photo-shoot for a popularNot one hair is out of place on her head