Allison looked around.
Really looked.
Then,
she dropped her bag and her phone and stepped outside the car.
She didn’t say a word.
She just gave a small smile.
The type of smile that made her look effortlessly cute.
Soft.
Untouched by everything going on.
I sighed.
I wasn’t sure if I should follow her or just stay and watch.
Everything happening lately had to be getting to her.
Vanessa.
Liam.
School.
Her scholarship.
Too much at once.
She walked a little further and sat by the lake, pulling her knees up slightly and resting her head on them.
The breeze moved gently, brushing through her brown hair, lifting a few strands across her face.
She didn’t push them away.
She just… sat there.
Quiet.
I grabbed my phone and stepped out of the car.
The gravel crunched softly u
