/-Riley-/
I contemplate for a while before joining him on the sofa.
He seems quite busy with whatever he's doing on his laptop.
"Dean? Can I talk to you for a sec?" I ask, hoping it's not a bad time.
"Go on, I'm listening" he says without looking away from the laptop.
"I want to go on with school" I say.
"Okay".
"I was thinking of moving in with one of my friends since the school's quite far from here," I tell him, and he looks at me for the first time.
"No" he says curtly.
"But Dean, I can't go to school from here".
"I'll have you transferred then" He shrugs and turns to the laptop.
"But my friends… Come on Dean. Fine, why can't I move in with a friend?" I ask.
"Because I'll miss you. I want you around me. I want to see you all the time" he says, staring at me.
"Then you can
