RON
I drove straight home, ignoring every message from Ryan and Joan, as they were already going crazy since I didn't drop my acceptance to become a professor. It would be a thrilling experience, especially with Nyx walking all over the campus, hiding the perfection beneath her clothes.
I hitched to see her again, hoping she would be alright. The sight of her mother yelling in her face was horrifying, and it brought about several memories I had buried deep within.
After an awful event, I left home at 18, and had to mingle with addicts who would force those substances in my face. The pain I had buried deep within my heart would almost fuel me to indulge in those nerve-calming fantasies, but I saw the lives of the people around me crumbling.
I held back my pain, biting down on my lips an
