PUBLISHING PAPERBACK (after writing the final draft, I wrote this 2 years ago.)
"I see through those silent lies of yours, Liv."
𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, the girl who's known to be mute in school. No one knows why though, and she doesn't want anyo...
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I wake up to the sun shining right in my face as usual. I take a moment, still fully waking up, to realize Adrian's arms are around me from behind. Just like they were the morning after the party a week ago.
I forgot we slept together. Not like that, but we went to his room after talking on the beach for a while and fell asleep while cuddling.
I just now remember that I actually talked. Oh god.
And confessed that I liked him...
I definitely do. I haven't been so sure since Divine asked me about it, but after thinking about it all night and stuff, I realized I definitely do like him.
I've never had a crush on someone before, not even dumb elementary school crushes, so I didn't know what it was like.
But this is definitely a crush I've got.
And he likes me also.
Who knew I'd get lucky with my first crush also liking me back.
This is so weird.
Everything from last night or this morning, whatever, replays in my head. I talked a lot. I loved talking so much, I finally felt free for the first time in years. I trust Adrian so much so I just let the words flow, thankful I continued to remember how to even form words.
My voice was raspy and cracking but Adrian didn't say anything at all, nor did I care. I hadn't talked in years. It's going to sound like that for a bit.
I'm proud of you, he had told me. And seriously, I'm proud of myself also.
Now, I've just got to talk to Divine.
And then everyone else at some point.
I trust Adrian and Divine in every way, so of course she'll be who I talk to next when I get to that point. I wonder if it can be today.
Me and Adrian are going on a date. I just remembered more from last night. Holy shit. I don't know if we're going today or tomorrow or Monday since we're here until Tuesday or what.
But we're going on a fucking date.
My first date-his too, apparently.
Divine's going to have a fucking field day when she finds all this out.
Before I can continue thinking about last night with my mind racing with everything that had happened in just those couple hours of me and Adrian sitting on the beach, Adrian mumbles a few incoherent things, nuzzling further into the crook of my neck making me giggle.
I turn onto my back, my right arm getting trapped under Adrian's body, thankfully not my still broken and casted hand. Having a broken hand in a cast is starting to get really annoying, thanks dad. Adrian's arm just wraps around my waist, keeping me close as he continues to nuzzle into my neck.
