C H A P T E R S E V E N T E E N
E L I Z A B E T H
F O U R Y E A R S B E F O R E
No one else has ever loved me
No one else has ever tried
I never understood
How much I could take
- Song #3, Stone Sour
I hear a knock on my window. I find Ethan Moss on the other side of the glass with a smile. It is already normal for Ethan's presence at night in my room. At least for me, if any of my parents find out, I'm sure I'll be grounded for the rest of my life. I open the window and let the blond man in. The first thing he does when he sets both feet on the wooden floor of my room is deposit a simple kiss on my lips.
"Happy birthday" he blows against my lips. "I brought you a present." he pulls something out of his pants pocket and raises the small bag at my eye level. I smile as I rea
