I kissed Dad on the cheek. I barely even arrived and he was already snoring on the couch, the television still running. The football match he was watching still hadn't finished yet.
A part of me thought about what the house would look like if Mum would've been here. The house would definitely be much cleaner. I knew that Dad worked late shifts, but I'm sure it wasn't such a big effort to clean the dirty dishes every now and then. I tried telling myself that it was better without her, just so that I didn't have to think of what could've been.
Ever since I left the cafeteria this morning, I couldn't stop thinking about the guy from lunch. Not even Raven was kind enough to give me a strawberry smoothie. If I paid her for it, sure, but not without a reason. It's not that she wasn't a good friend. The way we expressed ourselves was just different from other friendships. At least that's what I told myself.
With a couple of beers in my hand, I got from the fridge, I headed upstairs. I was going to have my own party tonight.
I peeled my clothes off my skin and threw on a pair of sweatpants. I felt sticky, but I couldn't be bothered to get in the shower.
My thoughts went back to Bags. I didn't even know his name. He could turn out to be an absolute asshole, but there was something about him I couldn't quite put my finger on.
Maybe I should go to the party after all.
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Ignorance Is Bliss
General FictionTwo lives. One irresistible obsession. Marion and Edwin both think they've found the one. She's never felt so alive, and he's never met anyone like her. The only problem? They're both falling for the same person...and have no clue about each other. ...
