Us, In Another Ending
lding,
adn't touched the pencil in ten minutes. A streak of sunlight cut acro
ng him out of his trance
nner thing this Friday. He wants
. His family's expectations always arrived l
izzle said, nudging h
d on her canvas. Smudges of charcoal dusted her cheek and fingers. Her presen
at tragic artist brain
ed. "Fami
ut the silence between them felt loaded again, like they we
he said, not looking at
over. "Sc
ut seriously where do you se
in a suit. Not in
ut
w if I'll ha
urned to face him fully. "Mik
internships. He calls it 'setting me up for success,'
oftened. "What ab
usually make it pas
lock of hair from his forehead. "You ever think about
gaze. "Onl
quite reach her eyes. "The
Hall Co
y. Mikey sat on the floor, legs stretched out, a bag of gummy worms in his lap. Cri
ment could last
ummy into his
out to happen. Finals.
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ed her h
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pa
" she wh
ched again, sof
you I liked you... like, actually
ked slowly.
ht n
ht at him. "I'd p
th caugh
ed to know it wasn't ju
t thudding. "What if it's b
ips. "Then I'd proba
ears. He leaned in. Ju
n se
he door to open and someone's
t like magnets s
ys seen the charger-oh.
d to her feet. "
down like a bad shot of espresso. "It's
ift in air but letting it go. "Cool.
ared behin
red, "Seven se
didn't
she wa
ng – Café
thing keeping her from imploding. Mikey sat across from
uch for the fi
for everything to cha
oked up.
actually freeze it. Just stay in th
nd the mug. "I'd freeze it
ed weakl
beat
ever get our timin
. About all the almosts.
ispered, "
eyes. And
ing
ing
e air between two people sti