CHAPTER 39

I've spent a lot of time in school with Seth. And I think he likes me. He wants to talk to me all the time. And I try to stay away because I am not ready for something like this. I know a lot about him. He has a beautiful bond with his family. His family is so different from what I have ever experienced. And it all scares me because he is so different from me. He knows so little about my life but I know so much of his. I don't feel comfortable enough to tell him about it all. My past.

My phone vibrates in my pocket. I answered the phone. "Want to hang out tonight?" Seth asks. I hesitate. Not knowing what to answer. I like him, I really do, I don't know what's stopping me. "Commonly, it'll be fun," he says. Maybe he is what I need right now. "Okay, but this time at Alice's place." I say as he agrees. I hang up the phone and walk home from school. He skips a lot of days. I guess it's because they need him at home.

I open the door and step inside her house. "Alice my friend will be here