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“The same reason all kids leave their parents’ house.”
“Ahh, rules and freedom.”
“Do you live with yours?”
“No.”
“How come? Rules?”
“Something like that.”
“We aren’t that different.”
He looks at the trailer, then back at me. “Stay with me.”
I look up at the star-lit sky and laugh. “Nice try, but I think I’m safer in my banged-up old trailer.”
“Are you afraid of me, Melody? I promise not to bite.”
It’s me I don’t trust, but I don’t tell him that.
“I don’t know... do you, Valen?”
His smile is enigmatic, but he plays dumb when he says, “I’ll bite if you want me to and to ease your mind. You shouldn’t be afraid of me. It’s pointless.”
“Oh yeah.”
He nods, confident. “I get what I want, Melody. And what I want, you'll see.”
“What is it that you want, Valen?”
He nudges his chin. “Get inside. It’s getting late.”
“What movies do you like to watch?”
Azriel shrugs, placing the batteries back on the shelf, his attention only half on me. "Whatever's interesting, I guess."
“Horror? Action?”
“I like horror. If it’s good.”
“You?”
“I like scary. When I could watch it.”
“How come?”
I glance away, the question more loaded than I intended. "I had to move out of my parents' house. The constant fighting and the suffocating rules were too much. I'm not exactly the favorite, as you can tell."
"Brother can do no wrong?"
A laugh, bitter and short, escapes me. "Exactly."
“I know how you feel. Hey, want to watch a movie tonight? After work? I think Netflix added the latest Friday The 13th.”
“Do you want me to come over to your place?”
He looks up in surprise. “You want to see it?” Azriel stammers.
