I sighed, a little confused about how the conversation started and was glad to drop the topic. “I’m going to change the subject. So, our anniversary is coming up, and I was thinking about asking Elliot if he wants to go on a trip together during the summer… He would say yes, but he’s been so busy lately that I’m not sure if that is a good idea.” “You went out of town with him before, right?” Brian asked. “Yeah, but with my mom and we slept in separate beds. It’ll be my first trip going somewhere alone with him, and we were supposed to do it last year after my graduation, but he was too busy working and he’s busy looking for an apartment now. Would that be too much to ask him?” I expressed, feeling a little shy about my idea. “Well, ask him, and I’m sure he’ll make time for you. There’s no shame to want to spend private time with your boyfriend,” Luis commented. “I did that with a girl I went out with, but it was for a whole weekend get-away, and she enjoyed it,” Fernando said.

“I’ve been feeling like that because school has been stressful for me and I try to not get depressed by how I feel. I’ve tried explaining it to Elliot, but sometimes I feel like he doesn’t understand what I’m saying and he wants to give me these solutions that aren’t the point of why I’m feeling like this.”Luis watched me before pushing his notebook to the side, “So then you tell me. Let me hear about it and I can tell you how I view it.”I looked back at him before sitting up straight and finding any words to explain it to him. “Well, when I applied I put myself as undecided for my major so now the counselor wants me to pick before the end of the semester and my credit could be reflected if I want to transfer or have trouble selecting next semester's courses. But Elliot said that I don’t have to worry about it and if I can’t decide on a major then I can take a year off.” I explained to him.“Taking a year off is risky,” Luis commented. “With your anxiety, I’m sure it’ll be harder to

Lily insisted that she’ll feed Ally after I informed her that Ally woke up and had Elliot and I grab plates to serve ourselves. Dad sat down while we ate then Lily joined us with Ally and I reached out to take Ally so Lily could eat. It was a nice day, having dinner outside on the patio and being able to catch up on things that have been going on. Elliot talked about his time at his university college and living there, and I brought up the courses that I’m taking now. After a while, we made our way inside, and my dad took Ally to change her diaper. I watched Dad holding Ally, smiling down at something that seemed so precious, and I can tell that she means the world to him. I glanced outside trying to push away those feelings like jealousy or maybe envious and turned back to him. “I’m happy for you, Dad. Married again and having Ally has been good for you. She's almost a year old now, and she's grown so much.” I told him. “It is great having another child around.” He said, glancing o

On Wednesday, I received my test results and it seemed that my score still hasn't been approved as I hoped. I looked down at the card that Lucas gave me, the strange guy with the motorcycle, and I wondered if it was okay to reach out to him. It’s been a while since Luis has contacted me and I also don’t want to bother Elliot with this, but it seems like these tutoring sessions were always helpful for me. I sighed heavily as I pulled out my phone to send him a message, curious to see what he’d say, and I headed to my next class. I looked over my notes once class was over when I saw there was a new message and I checked to see that Lucas was available at the library in three hours.I wasn’t really expecting a quick response and to meet the same day as well. I haven’t seen him since he gave me his number, but maybe taking this chance can help me and even raise my grade. I sent a message to my mom letting her know that I’ll be a bit late going home and informed her about my plans. I only

Half of the group were focused on their studies and the others were playing around, trying not to be so loud. Lucas continued to help me out with a few problems once he was done with his own homework and Genevieve even stepped in wanting to be involved. After almost two hours we started making our way out of the library and you can feel the cool evening air. I looked around at everyone as we all walked over to the parking garage and I wondered if they were being kind in inviting me after agreeing that I’d attend their meeting. “Michael, you can come with me in my car,” Lucas said and Andre was beside him. “The girls have their own car and so does Leo. Unless you want to ride with them?” “I don’t know about riding a motorcycle,” I confessed. “It’s fine. I bought my Jeep,” He said, stopping at his trail to wait for me to follow. “Andre is coming with us.” “My car is in the shop,” Andre informed me. “I’m without a car for the whole week and I’ll be Lucas' road-trip buddy.” Lucas gav