Chapter Sixty-Five

Sometimes I can't tell if anybody really even likes me

I shouldn't care, but I still do and that's a little frightening

Maybe it's all in my head, maybe it's me instead

I shoulda stayed inside, I never shoulda gotten outta bed

'Cause I smoke when I drink, and I drink when I think

On top tonight, but tomorrow I'll be back at the bottom

It comes and it goes, but nobody knows

'Cause I hide it, yeah, I'm fitting in, but I got problems

— Problems by Arizona

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A U T U M N

I woke up the next morning with a smile plastered on my face. The dinner last night went so well. My parents seemed to love Tyler, especially my mom. She kept talking about how great he was for the next two hours even after Ty had gone to pick up his mom from work. My dad had said that he was okay with Ty but judging from how they bonded and talked about our dearest princi