In order to avoid another summer at home of being interegated about his future and non-existent love life, Aris agrees to spend the months away from his friends and back with his aunt in Texas. While he expects nothing extraordinary about his time t...
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Playlist
cowboy like me by Taylor Swift ~You're a bandit like me, eyes full of stars~
Summerboy by Lady Gaga ~Baby, you'll be just my summer boyfriend~
forwards beckon rebound by Adrianne Lenker ~Both hands cradle you now~
Pretty Boy by The Neighborhood ~Even if my heart stops beating, you're the only thing I need, ooh, with me~
Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown ~I have friends who understand me~
Still Falling For You by Ellie Goulding ~No one can lift me, catch me the way that you do~
Ruin My Life by Zara Larson ~I want you to ruin my life~
Thinking Bout You by Ariana Grande ~I've been thinkin' bout you, yeah, I've been missing you~
Home for the Summer by Sara Keys ~You said you'll see me when we're home for the summer~
Closer by Chainsmokers, Halsey ~Pull me closer in the back seat of your Rover~
Outlaws by Alesa Cara ~I'm Bonnie, you can be Clyde~
back to friends by Sombr ~How can we go back to being friends when we just shared a bed?~
My Kind Of Woman by Mac DeMarco ~I really don't know why you stick right next to me wherever I go~
Car’s Outside by James Arthur ~I'd rather hold you than try to catch this flight~
Sidelines by Phoebe Bridgers ~Watch the world from the sidelines, had nothing to prove 'til you came into my life~
Prologue
Do I actually want to be there? That’s up for a very, very heavy debate. On one hand, I’m more than thankful to be not be at home, being pestered with things everyone already knows the answer to. On the other hand, did I really just give away my entire summer to go see people I haven't in years and give free labor?
Yes. Seeing as I’m on a plane near sundown, it would appear so.
Mom thinks this will be good for me. Said it would help me get back in touch with my roots. That's code for, “your hobbies are disappointing because they're too city and not country enough so this should make you a true Texas again” or something. I don't know. It sucks so I try not to think about it too much.
On the bright side, I got the windowseat. That means I get a few nice sky pictures, even if they'll still be kind of amateur. I mean technically I’m still an amateur anyway, but it could be worse. I guess. It could always be worse though so that doesn't really mean much, does it?
That's another reason they're sending me away that they won't admit to. The “pessimistic attitude” though I prefer the term realistic.
I’m not sure how sending me from the suburbs to the farm I was born in will fix that, if I do need to be fixed, but I guess I have all summer to figure that out.
