LIAM JR.
After almost pacing a hole straight through the floor at the end of my bed, I couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t find a flashlight to illuminate the dark my dad kept me in, but I could fix other things.
I grabbed a hoodie and raced to the garage for a car. I could walk and probably should to get rid of the anxious energy vibrating through every outlying part of me. But I wanted to get there quickly. Mel had turned Lilah’s invitation down, and that wasn’t common anymore. Even if she didn’t eat with us, she hung out with Lilah more than she went home alone after school.
I had been an asshole at the party. I had gone after her for no reason other than misguided jealousy. Mel wasn’t mine to get jealous over, even if I did feel the need to protect her. She was shy and a little n
