Chapter 3 LORENZO “Fuck,” I groan, wincing at the stiffness in my neck as I slowly lift my head from the awkward position it seems to have slumped in. An anxious feeling jolts in my chest immediately, reminding me what I’m doing sleeping sitting up in a chair in the living room to begin with. ...

Chapter 7 LORENZO In spite of Declan’s bravado, we both end up having the equivalent of about three shots, straight from the bottle of course, over several hours. Which turns out to be just enough to take the edge off of his relentless comments about my “slutty little glasses” and the fact that every time...

Chapter 23 SHAWN Raindrops beat against the windshield and the sky swirls with dark clouds overhead as we fly down the quiet, open roads of Southern Oregon. For all of Manny’s carefree attitude, his knuckles are almost white, gripping the steering wheel,...

Good morning, Friends! Hope you all are doing well and that the first week of June treated you kindly. I think it was the first week in a while that no one in my house had an accute medical issue, so that’s a positive lol. It’s Chris’s birthday this upcoming weekend and I booked him...

Chapter 2 LORENZO My head is pounding dully, a steady thump, thump, thump right behind my eyes. For a brief second I can’t remember why I feel like absolute dogshit or why my eyes feel like they’re nearly swollen shut when I try to pry them open to figure out what time it is....