Chapter 26 - I Have No Future To Speak Of

Liam

Something doesn’t feel right. I hadn’t heard from Asher at all, not even when he arrived home or if he made it home safely. He said that he would text me today but still hasn’t. Does this even warrant me being worried about him? Usually, it wouldn’t, but seeing the fear on his face after the call with his dad really bothered me.

It’s close to 4 pm the day after the game, and I still haven’t heard anything. I don’t think he would just outrightly ignore me, not after what we shared last night. Opting not to text him and using my privilege as his tutor, I grab a few books and papers from my bag and decide to head out to him.

We have a big test coming up on Wednesday anyway so that I could use this as an excuse. So I grab my keys from the countertop and run out of the door.

By the time I make it to Asher’s place, my heart is sitting in my throat and beating like the Jumanji game. It doesn’t matter if his father scares the shit out of me. I can do this. I can do this. I CAN do this