Jared was in Austin's car today because he needed a lift. He had taken public transport to work today mostly because he had forgotten to do little things like checking the oil in his car and sending it off to the car wash a day before. It was around five in the evening and the whole city's dim lightning was due to the cloudy sky.
Jared had a lot in his mind. So much so that he wasn't paying much attention to what his friend was talking about. He kept spacing out and overthinking what had happened this morning. On a whim, when Darnell was no longer awake, he had dialed the home number to his childhood home and had gotten excited when he noticed he still knew the number by heart. The phone number hand rang and rang, but no one on the other end picked it up. He was about to give up but calle
