"so... how's suspension?" henry asks over the phone.
drew sighs, "not too bad.. it's really boring."
"hmm. don't doubt that."
"so.. is francis' nose alright?"
"yeah... he got three stitches on his lip though."
"oh god. i can't believe i did that.. jeezus...."
"yeah.."
"what did suzy say when she found out?"
"heh, you have a phone call coming for sure."
"oh lord. great." the boys fall silent. drew listens to henry's breathing until he hears him start to say something but pauses. "what?" drew asks.
"well- nothing. what'd your mom say?"
"hah, a lot. she didn't think i was wrong for standing up for abby but she sure didn't like how i did it.. i don't like it either."
"i'm sorry man. well.. i enjoyed the night up until you doing... that."
"heh yeah me too man."
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blurry nights
General Fiction"my skin is dark as night, but you're the one with constellations across yours"
