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“At-ten-tion!” The drum major’s whistle sounds, forcing me to look away from what I desperately want.
As I march into the next formation, I decide that I don’t feel like settling for sloppy seconds today. I’m not the slightest bit worried about Easton’s threat from earlier.
I’m spending the night at Kevin’s house.
Easton will just have to deal with it…
4
EASTON
Later that night
The crescent-shaped night light in Scarlett’s room isn’t glowing for me. It’s her silent signal that lets me know that she’s home, that I’m welcome to come into the place that’s become my refuge over the past year and a half. The place that makes me forget just how fucked up my life is in the dark corners no one else can see.
Maybe she’s sleeping.
I cross the backyard and climb the ivy brackets under her window. Then I tap on the glass.
No answer.
I tap again, a bit harder this time.
Nothing.
Peering inside, I spot her curled under my grey blanket, so I text her.
Hey. I’m here. Open your window.
You know I don’t sleep well without you…
The bulge on her bed doesn’t move, so I call her.
“Hey there,” she answers on the first ring.
“I’m here. Open the window for me.”
“Okay, hold on.” She pauses. “I just did. Anything else?”
“Stop fucking with me Scarlett.” I roll my eyes. “Get out of bed and open the window.”
“I’m literally staring out of an open window right now, Easton.”
“The window inyour bedroom.”
“Oh.” There’s a smile in her voice. “Thatwindow. Well, that’s kind of impossible for me to do right now unless you want to tell me how to bend time and space.”
“I’m only going to ask you one more time….”
“I’m at Kevin’s house,” she says. “We’re working on a group project.”
“You two don’t have any classes together last time I checked.”
“It’s a duet for the band.”
“He plays the trombone,” I say. “I doubt there’s a clarinet duet with that.”
“Shows how much you know about music.” She’s definitely testing me. “I’ve gotta go. Have a good night.”
