sunburn - cth

If you ask him, Calum will you tell it was pure coincidence that there were empty spray paint cans in the back of his truck the night half the school had been vandalized.

It was also a coincidence that he had a few speeding tickets, was failing three classes, and had just recently been suspended for fighting. None of these things had to do with his father's recent move to an entirely different continent or that he doesn't really see the point in high school anymore if he's going to end up working in some mechanic shop in town with Michael after they graduate. His fourth and final warning results in being dropped off at home in handcuffs and his mother shipping him off to "clear his head" with his sister, saying something about distance making the heart grow fonder or some shit like that.

Hawai'i is hot, the traffic is irritating, his sister still calls him Bubby Cal, and he has to buss tables at some stupid restaurant downtown. He's on the verge of selling all his belongings to book a flight home when he sees her - brunette, a smile so bright it would make the afternoon sun jealous, and a fresh plumeria tucked in behind her ear.