I had a year and change until all that happened, so I buried the thought of Edi leaving in the furthest corners of my mind. I instead focused on present Edi, the one laughing with his girlfriend and batting cigarette smoke away. The one with the tight ponytail and black and white checkered winter jacket that hugged his frame so perfectly.
“Wipe up that drool,” Elena said and nudged me.
I laughed and bumped my shoulder into hers. “Thanks for coming with me.”
“I am never buying breakfast again. You’ll supply it for all the times I’ll freeze my ass off out here.”
“Deal,” I said, knowing I could afford her one strudel now that I was coming to school on foot.
I’d ditched the bus when it got colder. They were slow and crowded and I would make just as good time taking the shortcuts to school
