// He’s Her Ex-Boyfriend // TWENTY-NINE FINN BRYTON I hesitated but still managed to say the words… no one made a move the silence deafening to the point almost suffocating. We went home silently, the girls giggle and anime the only thing making a sound the entire time at the ride. As soon as we reached the house mom kills the engine and the girls ran out holding the tablet singing the entrance song of the anime completely oblivious of the thick awkward atmosphere between mom and I, we are alone in the car when she finally spoke, “For how long?” “Been a while to be perfectly honest with you… Towards the end of middle school,” I answered. “Why now? Who’s this… Gavin, is it?” I stiffened. “He’s a guy from school, he came here already the jock from my chemistry class –” I stopped talki

