Emma said as soon as he st

y night and replied " great. Here for a drink? " I asked

he replied awkwardly " I

reathed

nsferred to schools and each time, the school asked him to repeat a class. He looked bigger than a couple of the boys who attended our schools, due to his regular wo

ed I could tell him to stay out of my life for good sometimes. But I just couldn't. Even thoug

addy " he s

ood to see you! What

ffed. Typ

hrowing another question " aren't you

to stay any longer now. He'd told me that while in Tokyo, when he gets accepted into the New York university, he'd call to tell me. And when I get accepted too, we'd meet in New York. Together. Well, shits happened and I wasn't able to write an entrance exam for

I'm planning

knew it was really cold outside. Walking back out, I came across the manager's office. He saw me through the glass door and I waved him good night. He returns it with an unpleasant

Maddy still talking

t me. Maddy quickly grabs her bag which had been stand

tried to walk out through th

ouldn't risk that, so I replied " I

rrow then, Maddy told me you're

d me and we walked together till we got to the bus stop. After a while

the silence that had built up since the bus dropped

sking. " I'm fine, Maddy.

Before my shift " she said, her attempt to ch

" Ok

s university was going. I knew admissions didn't start until the fall of next year but I wanted to know ever

into our driveway, too distracted by my talk with Maddy earlier to notice the black SUV car parked right in front. I didn't know if

iced was that my parents were oddly seated on the couch, their faces trained on the wall in front of them, as if they were completely unaware of my presence. I walked to their f