Sapphire

Indigo had left right after Brekkie. He was meeting with someone about his tattoo shop. I told him not to worry since Dylan had texted me and said they would be home in an hour. Mel and I sat on the couch to watch tv and wait for the guys. I was hurting, so I had no choice but to take one of my pain meds. I laid down and fell asleep at some point. I woke up to voices I knew, even if they sounded far away. That is the one thing I hate about those pain meds. They make me feel hungover.

“When did we get a cat?” Arlo asks.

“When I found him hungry, dirty, and in a bush on campus. This is Mel.” I said.

I yawned into the back of my hand as I went to sit up. I looked down, and Mel was not happy that we were moving. I admit that I was comfortable, and so was he. I picked him up and sat him on the couch as he stared at the guys. Dylan walked around and helped me sit back up. It was getting more manageable, but it still hurt. Riley sat down, and Mel hopped into his lap, placi