be a lie.
For all the sparks and fireworks that were set off when Huck and Sarah got together, things had fizzled just as quickly. Perhaps fizzled wasn’t the best way to describe it, because the chemistry between them was undeniable. But, life has a way of messing things up, and Huck had been accepted to his dream school - Brown. Sarah had never even thought about leaving Texas before. At least, not until she realized Huck was going to be running off to Providence, Rhode Island.
Sarah gave me a determined look. “I’m going to apply to some schools out east,” she said. My head dipped back, and surprise washed over me.
“Really?” I said. “That’s a pretty big deal.”
She nodded, quickly. “It’s important, though. Isn’t it? Huck’s my first real boyfriend, and… he means a lot to me.” She said the last part almost to herself, as though she had realized something for the first time.
“So you’re going to follow him cross country?” I asked.
“You make it sound like a bad thing,” she said. “It’s not like I’m just dropping everything to be with him. I’ll still be going to school. I’m just not ready to let things end already.”
“What are your parents going to say?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” she said, shaking her head. “If it’s important enough for me to take this seriously, then I think they’ll understand, too.”
I gave her a lopsided grin. The alcohol was already making my face tingle, and I found myself enjoying it.
“Well, that’s a reason to drink if I’ve ever heard one,” I said. She looked at her full glass still sitting on the table, but didn’t make a move for it. I watched her for a second before continuing. “You know, this Romeo and Juliet plan you’ve got going on is romantic, but I think your parents are going to freak out when you tell them.”
Sarah got a nervous look in her eye and the blood drained from her face. She looked like she was about to say something, when we were interrupted.
“What’s this about a plan?” someone said.
Sarah’s eyes locked on me, frozen in panic. Huck slid onto the empty seat at the table and gave us both a huge grin. He looked between us, confident and beaming at first, then nervous.
“Did I miss something?” he asked, turning to Sarah.
“Oh, nothing,” I said, covering for her. Heat was rushing to my cheeks, but I wasn’t sure if it was because I was blushing or if it was because of the alcohol.
Huck narrowed his eyes at me, but leaned in and gave Sarah a kiss on the cheek.
“Everything alright?” he asked her. “You’re pale.”
She waved a hand, quickly. “It’s nothing,” she said. Her fingers tapped together as she stared at the table, unable to look him in the eye.
I grinned at her, foolishly. She was in a nervous panic at the thought of Huck overhearing something he shouldn’t have. I couldn’t quite put my finger on the reason, but, right then, it was the most hilarious thing in the world. A giggle escaped me, and Huck leveled his suspicious stare back at me.
“Have you been drinking?” he asked, seeing the empty glass in front of me for the first time.
I shrugged. “Just one drink,” I said.
His face scrunched up. “But, I thought you didn’t drink at all.”
I shrugged a shoulder and held my palms out.
“Nothing stays the same,” I said.
He frowned at me, but didn’t say anything else. I let my gaze wonder over the crowds of people filling the bar. In the few minutes that we’d been there, more people had already begun to pack the place. The dance floor wasn’t as empty anymore, and I had a hard time seeing through all the groups of people between me and the bar.
A pleasant warmth spread through me, and, for the first time all day, I was content to just sit there and stare off into nothing. It was like my brain had decided to turn itself off for a little while. It was perfect.
The last day had been a wild ride, and a little mental vacation time was exactly what
For all the sparks and fireworks that were set off when Huck and Sarah got together, things had fizzled just as quickly. Perhaps fizzled wasn’t the best way to describe it, because the chemistry between them was undeniable. But, life has a way of messing things up, and Huck had been accepted to his dream school - Brown. Sarah had never even thought about leaving Texas before. At least, not until she realized Huck was going to be running off to Providence, Rhode Island.
Sarah gave me a determined look. “I’m going to apply to some schools out east,” she said. My head dipped back, and surprise washed over me.
“Really?” I said. “That’s a pretty big deal.”
She nodded, quickly. “It’s important, though. Isn’t it? Huck’s my first real boyfriend, and… he means a lot to me.” She said the last part almost to herself, as though she had realized something for the first time.
“So you’re going to follow him cross country?” I asked.
“You make it sound like a bad thing,” she said. “It’s not like I’m just dropping everything to be with him. I’ll still be going to school. I’m just not ready to let things end already.”
“What are your parents going to say?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” she said, shaking her head. “If it’s important enough for me to take this seriously, then I think they’ll understand, too.”
I gave her a lopsided grin. The alcohol was already making my face tingle, and I found myself enjoying it.
“Well, that’s a reason to drink if I’ve ever heard one,” I said. She looked at her full glass still sitting on the table, but didn’t make a move for it. I watched her for a second before continuing. “You know, this Romeo and Juliet plan you’ve got going on is romantic, but I think your parents are going to freak out when you tell them.”
Sarah got a nervous look in her eye and the blood drained from her face. She looked like she was about to say something, when we were interrupted.
“What’s this about a plan?” someone said.
Sarah’s eyes locked on me, frozen in panic. Huck slid onto the empty seat at the table and gave us both a huge grin. He looked between us, confident and beaming at first, then nervous.
“Did I miss something?” he asked, turning to Sarah.
“Oh, nothing,” I said, covering for her. Heat was rushing to my cheeks, but I wasn’t sure if it was because I was blushing or if it was because of the alcohol.
Huck narrowed his eyes at me, but leaned in and gave Sarah a kiss on the cheek.
“Everything alright?” he asked her. “You’re pale.”
She waved a hand, quickly. “It’s nothing,” she said. Her fingers tapped together as she stared at the table, unable to look him in the eye.
I grinned at her, foolishly. She was in a nervous panic at the thought of Huck overhearing something he shouldn’t have. I couldn’t quite put my finger on the reason, but, right then, it was the most hilarious thing in the world. A giggle escaped me, and Huck leveled his suspicious stare back at me.
“Have you been drinking?” he asked, seeing the empty glass in front of me for the first time.
I shrugged. “Just one drink,” I said.
His face scrunched up. “But, I thought you didn’t drink at all.”
I shrugged a shoulder and held my palms out.
“Nothing stays the same,” I said.
He frowned at me, but didn’t say anything else. I let my gaze wonder over the crowds of people filling the bar. In the few minutes that we’d been there, more people had already begun to pack the place. The dance floor wasn’t as empty anymore, and I had a hard time seeing through all the groups of people between me and the bar.
A pleasant warmth spread through me, and, for the first time all day, I was content to just sit there and stare off into nothing. It was like my brain had decided to turn itself off for a little while. It was perfect.
The last day had been a wild ride, and a little mental vacation time was exactly what
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