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opened my eyes to see him on his stomach with a pillow over his head. I climbed onto his back and lay down on h

do a lot of spooning

and turning, positioning himself on his back as I lay on his chest. He

g,” I r

his heartbeat and enjoying being there wi

d. We scrambled out of bed as Frazier flew into our room, jumping onto our bed.

s! One more year

,” Ryan

off the bed and out of the room as Frazier yelled, “whoa!” H

hands. “I will

ind me, pushing me into the bathroom and s

everyone in the kitchen having breakfast. Luci

enough,” Frazier w

s as Ryan said, “Cleanliness is next to go

ing a whiff and making a face. “Well, shit, be r

eniors he might have forgotten to

know,” Jordan said,

r first day,” Mason said. He sipped coffee an

yelled up to Frazier. “Hey, Num

ng on his shirt. “I’m coming, dipshit. You’

looked at Luci. “My brot

brothers.”

t reminded me of the first day of my senior year in high school. I knew this was my last year and was

t thing. Ryan grabbed my hand, giving it a gentle squeeze, then I realized something. Who was I kidding? No matter what, I would always b

start our last year

senior year is easy and a breeze? It wasn’t with majoring in English Lit. Even

writing techniques and different prose to read. So much in

I felt two hands on my shoulders, rubbing them. Ryan climbed onto the bed behind me, ma

to my ear. “You sh

a jump start on t

want to burn out before the

d. “You’

He massaged my shoulders and neck, relieving the tension in it. We heard someone at t

e the guys leaning a

year, might as well en

n back at them as Ryan added

greement. I sighed, knowing what happened the last time we saw a

Fifty Shades again. This time the guys ar

headed out with the guys. We went to the theater, and once again, there

ked the last time,” Fr

see what you’re sugges

sked an irri

b,” Marissa said,

and don’t get the h

’re a doody head

al mature,” Jo

what you idiots pi

gree with what we choose. Who’re young ones

I moved to walk away, bought a ticket and some refreshments, going int

o you think, Alex?” Ryan asked, tur

eave?” Jor

ticket booth. He talked to the attendant describing me, an

?” He asked

e Me 2,” h

ng him some cash. The attendant to

theater I was in, Frazier y

my girl for a movie! You’re on your own,” he y

sle, looking for me. I took a sip until I saw two legs next to

I handed the tub of popcorn to him with him, taking some a

“I love th

comfortable, the rest

o pick a kid’s movi

you idiots argue about an asinine comed

e right,” gr

e smiling,” I commented. I was still looking

nd whispered, “And

the movie. It seems like I’m the voice of reason when my friends can’

to grab a bite. Not like we didn’t gor

that movie was fun

ous. You need glasses,

Ryan. I looked at him, and he smiled at me. “

plus it would save us all from

, someone was outside watching the six of us, fuming. The person reached up,

ne. I looked out the window, seeing someone standing off in the distan

face, they all looked at me, stopping mid-

me, I said, “They

and we got up, leaving the diner. We walked over

looked at them, and I a

looked at me. “No,

mean bigger

r next to Ryan, turning him away from us. He

” Ryan

’t a female. They were

you s

rdan, and he gave him a look. “Look, you can’t say any

keep this from he

und loose, we can’t make her more paranoid than she is. This informati

rom her, she almost left me. I can lo

ling you this will send her ov

sk I willing to tak

warn you,” Jordan argued with him, th

to his. I looked up at him and saw the con

my eyes. “We

lem?” I asked, m

er person, and

thers, it happened. I felt the heaviness build in

closing in on me, and I gasped for air, saying, “Can’t breat

He looked at them. “Make the call.”

g on, Ryan?”

bridal style, as they grabbed my stuff, and within minutes, an SUV pulled up with

walked in, flicking a syringe of Librium. She sat down on the side of the sofa and touched my arm, looking for a vein. Once she

e to, seeing everyone standing there with concern looks. A woman I didn’t recognize and moved away, startled. Rya

t woman?” I

a, Alex, Uncle C

om the last time I saw her, more professional. Th

I said, look

for the panic attack. Yo

en I’m s

,” she said, patting m

back to me, I as

ones, and I will be your doctor from now on.” With that, sh