JUNIPER
I held onto Axel’s waist as he drove through the streets, weaving in and out of traffic. The chilly wind brushed against my neck, and I wished I had a heavier jacket to combat the cold.
Axel continued down a road that hardly had any cars on it. It was a single lane highway on either side, and pine trees towered over us on either side of the street. I had taken this route a handful of times during the summer with Moira and her friends. If we continued on this path, we would end up at a large lake.
It was too cold to swim in the lake any time that wasn’t summer, and even that was questionable. It was at least an hour away from the school, but I didn’t mind the time it took. It was the weekend, and I had nothing else going on for the rest of the day, and the last thing I wanted wa
