other week. We aren’t that different. The best we do is try to move forward and learn to be happy for ourselves. I was in a dark place after my best friend died. I’m just now getting caught up on what I missed, since I took the first six weeks of school off. I couldn’t deal with it at first, and I didn’t know how. But I’m managing little by little every day. And watching my friend Layne go through the loss breaks my hearts, especially when I can’t do anything about it.”
“Layne, huh? He has a reputation around campus.”
“That he does, but we’ve been friends since we were little. Amber was the one girl he broke down for, and loved her. Now I don’t know if he will ever be able to do it again.”
“It takes time, like you said,” Alexis says.
The café door dings and grabs my attention. I see Cole walking in with another guy, laughing. He is really sexy with his chocolate colored hair and matching eyes. He has on a dark tan leather jacket and black pants that fit in all the right spot. Alexis moves her eyes toward where mine are looking. “He is cute.” She smirks.
Just as she says that , Cole sees me and comes over to us. “Renee, I didn’t expect to see you here. Who’s your friend?” He points to Alexis.
“Cole, this is my friend Alexis. Alexis , this is Cole.” I panic, hoping he doesn’t hold his hand out to shake hers, because she doesn’t like to be touched.
He nods. “Nice to meet you. Maybe I’ll see you around.” He turns to walk back to his friend.
Alexi s’s mouth drops. “Oh my god, Renee. He looks like a rock god from heaven.”
“See, change is good.” I laugh.
“Change is definitely good,” she responds, and we giggle.
“Well, I think we have had enough fun for the day. What do you say we do this again? Maybe after our weekly meeting,” I ask her.
“Sure, I appreciate you listening to me babble on,” she says, as we stand to leave.
“Same here. I hope I didn’t bore you to death.”
“Please, your life is far from boring,” she counters.
“Okay, well, keep in touch in the meantime. Like I said, if you need to talk just send me a text or whatever.”
Chapter Nine
LAYNE
Well, I was going to surprise Renee at school and give her ride home, but I saw her sitting in the window of the café talking to another girl, and a guy was standing at their table. It looked like they were hanging on his every word. So I just drove on past. Whoever he is, he is a fucking douche. I don’t know why I’m even thinking these crazy thoughts. I never had a problem when she was with Dylan. I guess it’s just been that her and I were spending so much time together, and getting back to a place we used to be in our younger years.
The car takes me to the only place I find solace these days. The garage. The guys are already there prepping the car for another race this coming weekend. And I need this spot; I need to move up in the ranks, I need the adrenaline rush; it’s like a drug that you can’t give up. Getting arrested certainly won’t stop me.
“She’s looking good fellas,” I announce, sliding my hand across the smooth finish of the car.
“It couldn’t hurt you to get a little grease on your hands,” Liam barks, jokingly.
“This is what you get paid for,” I tell him, slapping him with a towel.
“Seriously, though, how are you doing since Amber passed?” Liam asks.
“I’m getting by. It’s hard, but you know, the world doesn’t stop spinning.”
“I hear ya, Man. I wouldn’t know how to deal if I lost my fiancée. I would die from a broken heart for sure.” Liam wipes his greasy hands on the towel.
“Let’s hope you never have to deal with that. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy,” I tell him. “What else needs done? I could use a distraction.”
Liam is the head mechanic of the garage. He’s young but knows his shit, and he can make a car feel good as new. And he knows exactly how I like the car to feel.
“You can start by
“Layne, huh? He has a reputation around campus.”
“That he does, but we’ve been friends since we were little. Amber was the one girl he broke down for, and loved her. Now I don’t know if he will ever be able to do it again.”
“It takes time, like you said,” Alexis says.
The café door dings and grabs my attention. I see Cole walking in with another guy, laughing. He is really sexy with his chocolate colored hair and matching eyes. He has on a dark tan leather jacket and black pants that fit in all the right spot. Alexis moves her eyes toward where mine are looking. “He is cute.” She smirks.
Just as she says that , Cole sees me and comes over to us. “Renee, I didn’t expect to see you here. Who’s your friend?” He points to Alexis.
“Cole, this is my friend Alexis. Alexis , this is Cole.” I panic, hoping he doesn’t hold his hand out to shake hers, because she doesn’t like to be touched.
He nods. “Nice to meet you. Maybe I’ll see you around.” He turns to walk back to his friend.
Alexi s’s mouth drops. “Oh my god, Renee. He looks like a rock god from heaven.”
“See, change is good.” I laugh.
“Change is definitely good,” she responds, and we giggle.
“Well, I think we have had enough fun for the day. What do you say we do this again? Maybe after our weekly meeting,” I ask her.
“Sure, I appreciate you listening to me babble on,” she says, as we stand to leave.
“Same here. I hope I didn’t bore you to death.”
“Please, your life is far from boring,” she counters.
“Okay, well, keep in touch in the meantime. Like I said, if you need to talk just send me a text or whatever.”
Chapter Nine
LAYNE
Well, I was going to surprise Renee at school and give her ride home, but I saw her sitting in the window of the café talking to another girl, and a guy was standing at their table. It looked like they were hanging on his every word. So I just drove on past. Whoever he is, he is a fucking douche. I don’t know why I’m even thinking these crazy thoughts. I never had a problem when she was with Dylan. I guess it’s just been that her and I were spending so much time together, and getting back to a place we used to be in our younger years.
The car takes me to the only place I find solace these days. The garage. The guys are already there prepping the car for another race this coming weekend. And I need this spot; I need to move up in the ranks, I need the adrenaline rush; it’s like a drug that you can’t give up. Getting arrested certainly won’t stop me.
“She’s looking good fellas,” I announce, sliding my hand across the smooth finish of the car.
“It couldn’t hurt you to get a little grease on your hands,” Liam barks, jokingly.
“This is what you get paid for,” I tell him, slapping him with a towel.
“Seriously, though, how are you doing since Amber passed?” Liam asks.
“I’m getting by. It’s hard, but you know, the world doesn’t stop spinning.”
“I hear ya, Man. I wouldn’t know how to deal if I lost my fiancée. I would die from a broken heart for sure.” Liam wipes his greasy hands on the towel.
“Let’s hope you never have to deal with that. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy,” I tell him. “What else needs done? I could use a distraction.”
Liam is the head mechanic of the garage. He’s young but knows his shit, and he can make a car feel good as new. And he knows exactly how I like the car to feel.
“You can start by
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