Not wanting to go back home, I had driven down a couple streets to Landon’s house. All day, I had been wanting to see him again. He had left this morning without saying good-bye or waking me, and I kinda, sorta missed him. After taking a deep breath, I knocked on the basement door. I didn’t know if Landon was even home, but staying all day with João had been kinda weird. He had other stuff to do, and I had barely talked to Kai since our little thing last night. thingA moment later, the house door flew open. Landon stumbled out before his drunk-off-his-ass father staggered out after him. Landon stood in front of me, pushing me back and telling me to run as fast and as far as I could. “Get the f**k away from her, you son of a b***h,” Landon’s dad slurred. Confusion shot through me. I fur

