Chapter 5
Later that evening, Matt found himself wondering what he should do. Weekends, he realized, had become all about going out with Cody. On rare occasions, such as this one, when the two of them were not going out together, the weekend loomed before him, empty and almost without purpose.
Oh, you’re pathetic. Cody isn’t the only person in the world. It’s not like you don’t have other friends. There’s Angela from school. She loves to go out with you to the bars and dance. There’s Mike and George, who are always up for going out somewhere cheap for dinner. There’s even that new guy who just moved in downstairs…what’s his name? He looked like he could be fun, once you got past the retro sixties clothes and the cigarette holder. Oh, my options are dazzling. Damn you, Cody!
He sat down
