Eli
I ran a hand over my face as I sighed. It was six in the morning. I was back to not sleeping at night. Izzi sat across my me sipping her coffee and smiling that sad smile of hers when she knows we won’t see each other for long. I sighed and leaned against the arm of the couch. I had kicked d**k off onto the floor after he stuck his foot in my face while he was sleeping. He was still snoring happily.
“You’ll drive safe?” I said for the thirteenth time.
“We’re taking the bus.” she answered for the thirteenth time.
“And you’ll call me when you get home?” I asked another one of those thirteenth time questions, “and you’ll send me a text message for every town you come through?”
“Yes, and yes.” she sighed and smiled at me again, “And I’ll call you once a week with family updates.”
“go
