It was a bit of a walk for both of us, but the stream that went under the tracks also led into the lake, and Tobin and I spent a lot of time in that lake together. It’s also the fastest way to get to town aside from walking alongside the road. I walked up the gravel mound the tracks rested on and...
So much for trust. “Can you breathe?” Ocean asks. My whole body goes limp, and I begin to wonder if I have any fight left. “I’m failing so badly. How can it all be going so horribly? They’re moving forward as if I’ve said nothing in warning. Are the...
I felt it when he left. Is it always like this? Maybe only when you’re falling in love. Movement from the corner of my eye turns my stomach, until I realize I recognize the person. “Mr. Michaels?” And then I wonder if I should be more afraid of him ...
She shrugged, looking resigned. “Well, I guess we’ll see you Monday.” She gave me a huge wide-eyed fake smile and put her arm around her husband so he could carry her back to their car. “Are you ready to come in yet?” Brian asked. “Yeah, I’m probably colder than I think I am.” I carefully sli...
The past few days have been a haze of trying to get everything turned in before graduation. I’m trying not to think about Addie every moment of the day and avoiding any kind of deep conversation with Katy. I don’t know what to tell her about Addie yet, and she’ll definitely want to know. &n...
I can’t believe I froze in front of Sawyer again. And when everything was going so well. And I didn’t mean to look at Toby in any particular way, I only know that he’s safe and that I like him—it’s just the kind of “like” that’s hard for me to quantify. Toby’s safe because...
We’re outside of some small city in British Columbia. If the girls aren’t on the boat, they’ll be shopping for food or books. “I need to change one of the batteries. It’s not charging. I could use some help.” Dad pulls a few small tools out from under the sink. ...