i'll try to save you//dan smith

VIII

after finishing my last class i walk back to the parking lot. i see the familiar grey car and dan smoking against the hood of his car. as i get closer to him, he sees me and pulls out another cigarette

dan: ya know, at first i was hesitant to smoke around you. but now seeing that you're one of me, i don't mind it

i grab the cigarette and place it in my mouth, and put my hand out, once again waiting for dan to give me a light. he looks down at my hand and shakes his head

dan: now joy, i thought you would know the routine by now: i light the cancer sticks

he pulls out his lighter and lights my "stick". i take a long, deep puff.

dan: shall we go?

i nod and get in the car with dan, he starts driving. we finish our "cancer sticks" and then start talking

dan: so ralph says the party is at 8 and kyle will give us the weed there

joy: great

dan: i'll get you at 7 so we can chill before

joy: cool, cool

it's quiet, there's 20 more minutes until we get home

dan: what was it like in america? you forgot to tell me about it

 i can't tell dan about the bad stuff, but i do want to be honest with him

joy: ummm, it was fine

i can fell him staring me down, i'm such a bad liar

dan: really now? it's not that common for someone to go from america to englad just to attend leeds

joy: well... that's what i did, i like trying new things

he doesn't respond, he just turns on the same alt. radio station

we get home and both go into our own flats

i look at the clock on my stove "16:25" it says. i've got about 3 hours until dan comes to get me, so i do some more homework 

dan's pov

16:25

i look to my phone to see that kyle is calling me, i answer

dan: ello

kyle: where should we meet up? 

dan: about a block away from the frat, i'll be parked there

kyle: okay, will you be with anyone though? you know i don't like people knowing what i do, if my dad finds out he'l-

dan: calm yourself, i'll be with joy, she's chill though don't worry

kyle: joy hmmmm?

i could sense his wiggling brows through the phone

dan: o shut up kyle, she's just a friend

kyle: we'll see

dan: i have to do stuff, i'll see you in a couple

i hang up looking around my flat. it looks like shit, i can't believe i let her see it like this. i begin to clean up a bit, throwing out the thousands of bottles and cans i have laying around. when that was done, i went to my room, to get all my clothes off the floor.

who knows, maybe joy will want to mess around. likely not, but i still am gonna be prepared

16:45

i turn on some music and wash the mountain of dishes, after that, it's about 5 so i turn on the shower and get on the scale

i look down and see the number