And I swear that’s it.
All the rest isn’t important for now. Now I just
want to taste her and leave my flavor in her mouth
and in her head so that she won’t be able to forget
it.
I let Aaron, Jay and Liam carry on for
themselves. I’m a shitty friend and an even worse
musician, because I feel like I’ve thrown
everyone’s dreams to the wind and I don’t give a
damn and I don’t regret it.
I don’t know how the guys are going to take it,
or the manager or the guys who work for the
recording studio. They’ll probably ask for my
head.
So be it.
I really couldn’t care less.
Because Ihave tostay here.
With her.
I pay the taxi driver, leaving him the entire
wallet of money as he yells after me. What does he
want, what do I care? I need to run to the upstairs
apartment now, before it’s too late, before she
thinks I’ve abandoned her.
I race upstairs, the door is closed but I was
smart and brought the reserve keys with me. I open
the door and look around, everything is dark and
silent. So I go to the room where she’s sleeping,
clutching a stuffed animal that looks like it’s seen
better days.
I approach her and sit on the bed. I take a deep
