NEW WORLD ORDER
We landed in the back alleyway a few doors down. In the background, a cat hissed, and a couple of dogs were barking. The smell of rotted food drifted in the air.
Once my feet were planted, I’d made a run for the nearest dumpster. My dinner from last night was coming up, and I couldn’t stop it. After I’d finished puking my guts up, I realized Val had been beside me, holding my hair back. Could this guy get any better? I tossed a weak smile at him as I indelicately wiped my mouth. For a minute silence rested between us as we shared a moment, gazing in each other’s eyes.
“Let’s do something fun!” The gold specks in his eyes glistened.
I bit my bottom lip. “I don’t know,” I shrugged.
“I think it would do you good.”
I chewed on my lip, weighing whether or not I should leav
