Out of My Mind (Book 2)

Chapter Seventeen

I woke up facing Colton's back as I snuggled up behind him.

The sunlight had found a way in to my room and when I finally gained more of my conscious back, I gazed more at it noticing discoloration.

The black ink engraved into his skin intricately traveled along his skin, leaving no mistake.

I traced it gently and smoothly.

"Stop doing that." Colton groaned. "It feels weird."

"You got a tattoo."

"Mhm." He mumbled. "Are you going to keep going?"

"Yeah." I said lightly. "It's a palm tree."

"Mhm."

"Why?" I asked.

"Just a little reminder."

"Of what exactly?" I traced it again, over and over.

"A lot."

"Can you name one?" I asked.

"Home. You."

"You named two." I chuckled.

"No. I named one."

**

I had fallen asleep again and now that I wake up, I'm still on the couch.

I look down and see myself wearing denim shorts and Colton's jersey.

Colton, why couldn't you have carried me to my room like in the books?

I slowly got up and walked the short distance to the stairs.

As I made my way to my room, I saw my blue stuffed bunny on my bed.

It was the one Colton had won for me at Santa Monica Pier.

I climbed into my bed and snuggled into it.

"Ah." I sighed. "This is so nice." Then once again, I fell asleep.

**

I woke up to the smell of Domino's pizza.

It smelled so good.

Eleighna popped into my head.

I looked up and Colton sat there with a Domino's box watching The Walking Dead.

He looked at me and noticing I was awake, he offered. "Want some pizza?"

I shook my head. "No, thank you."

He looked astonished. "But you love pizza. Especially Domino's pizza."

I shook my head. "I haven't eaten Domino's pizza in five years."

The last time I ate Domino's pizza, I ended up throwing it back up into the pizza box.

The last time I ate Domino's pizza was after Eleighna passed away.

I couldn't eat it without a small glimpse of Eleighna coming into my mind.

I know that I too, am still grieving over the loss of Eleighna after five years.

Had I gotten over it, I would have probably taken the whole box from Colton right now and claimed it as my own.

Colton frowned, as if a small tug was pulling a side of his lip down.

He already knew what I was thinking.

He knows I shared Domino's pizza with Eleighna.

Specifically their pizza.