Morgan

Except for Hope’s random bouts of laughter over the silly, immature jokes, we watched the rest of the movie in silence. I really had no idea what was going on with it since my thoughts were elsewhere, like on Ethan and our situation.

Even though she kept having severe bouts of yawning, Hope kept talking about everything and nothing all at the same time. I think I missed her youth and naiveness as much as it seemed she missed me.

Finally, after numerous threats of telling their grandmother that she wasn’t listening, Ethan got Hope to leave around nine o’clock, thirty minutes after the movie ended. We all said our goodbyes, Hope clinging like she’d never see me again until Ethan took her hand and pulled her away.

Then, I watched as the taillights faded off into the darkness.

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