Clearing The Air

{ Theodore }

Nukea is annoyed.

I manage to get her to follow me to my car and get in, but she turns to the window and stays that way for the entire time, refusing to turn to look at me even when I try to make conversation.

To be honest, her clear annoyance is making me feel like a caged up animal. I want to tell her I'm sorry and try to make it better somehow, but... I don't have to apologize for having a girlfriend.

We are nothing. And I don't think we can ever be anything.

But that doesn't stop me from wanting to make her feel better, so I stop at the first atm I find on the way to school.

"Can I have my wallet now?" I ask her, she nods and pulls it out of her purse, then goes back to looking out the window.

I hate how anxious I feel to make her stop being so mad, but if there's one thing I know it's that money fixes most things. So, I don't even ask how much was that dress because it’s not even about the dress.

I get out of the car and unlock my cards before taking out as much