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He touches my face again.
In a lot of ways, Cullen is absolutely perfect.
I should just stay here with him.
I should finish the night with him.
We should…
I feel like I have a war with my head, my heart, and my body going on.
And it involves who I am, where I came from, and what I have to do next.
Plus, there’s someone I really miss.
Iget back to the dorm and when Maz and Birdie look at me, I just put my pointer finger to my lips and I walk to my bed.
There I crash.
And I sleep.
The next morning, Birdie wakes me up.
I know I have classes but I decide to skip them.
I’ll make the work up at some point.
Or maybe I won’t make the work up.
If I fail, are they really going to kick me out?
Again, I have the plan of purposely screwing up so that I have to face Dean Tahg and he has to call my parents. Or my family. Or someone who knows who I really am.
I pull the covers back over my head and go right back to sleep.
The best sleep sometimes is the kind you’re not supposed to get.
When I finally do wake up, it’s the afternoon.
I feel hungry.
Really hungry.
More than hungry, I need coffee.
My brain is foggy and coffee will fix that.
I change into a fresh hoodie and leave the dorm.
My hood up, trying to hide from the world.
I probably look like a hungover mess to anyone who sees me, but whatever.
I walk all the way to the end of campus and then beyond, going to what is not my favorite cafe.
I open the door, take my sunglasses off, and push the hood of my hoodie down.
The smell of coffee makes me smile.
