Twenty. “Today will be a good day!” Elliot exclaimed while walking down the school halls, getting the attention of not only his best friend but of some other classmates who turned towards them curiously. “Don’t you think it’s a little too early to be this energetic?” “You need to see the brighter side of life, Gabe. I gotta say, your grumpy morning mood has dimmed a little, now you eat breakfast with a smile.” The taller one gave him a blank look from under his black baseball cap, resting his hands inside his hoodie’s tummy pocket. He wasn’t that surprised when he woke up to see Elliot’s wide smile, his mother had been doing the same for the past couple of weeks. Dropping Elliot off on Oddie’s front door early in the morning and not caring at all if he came back home late at nigh

