Chapter 9: Sunshine peak

I finally left my house and was on my way to meet Tyson.

It’s funny how fate is.

It was not so long ago that I would have been a nervous wreck and excited to have this late-night—I don’t even know what to call it—and now I am here walking to meet a gorgeous guy and all that is on my mind is what Lizzy told me about Marcus.

Approaching the place where I was to meet with Tyson, I went to sit under the willow tree.

It was beautiful here. One of my favorite places. Everywhere around me were trees and the grass filled with wildflowers. In the middle of it all stood a beautiful clear water lake.

I would usually come here and sit right down where I am now when I wanted to clear my head and relax. It was my serenity.

When Tyson found me here for the first time, it somehow became both of our “go to place.” When we were kids, we would come here and play or swim in the l