drew stares at the handful of small pink and red pieces of paper in his hand. why does no one give out candy? he shakes his head and shoves the candyless valentine's into his backpack but two fall onto the ground. drew scrambles to get them around the endless herd of middles schoolers crammed into the hallway. he gets both and reads them quickly;To: Drew, From: Suzy - Happy Valentines new friend!
To: (An)Drew, From: Henry - Thanks for lending me all those books! You're a "lovely" friend!
drew smiles to himself, i do have friends...
YOU ARE READING
blurry nights
General Fiction"my skin is dark as night, but you're the one with constellations across yours"