Chapter 26- All roads

I hug my parents goodbye. It’s been a long and fun week but I need to get back to work. I need to get back to Joburg. Gabriel says goodbye to my parents too. They make both of us promise we’ll visit soon. My mother gave me a stern talking toast night.

“You need to back home more often Ryan,” she said seriously. I knew she was serious because she only uses my name when she’s displeased with something I did. The rest of the time she calls me darling.

Gabriel and I have a 3-hour drive, hopefully, this time it will be less awkward. I smile at him when we walk to his car.

“What?” he asks

“Can I drive?” I say wiggling my eyebrows at him. He hands me the car keys and says nothing. I jump up and down excitedly. I look at my dad and show him the keys. He gives me a thumbs up smiling hard. Gabriel opens the driver’s door and slips in beaming with excitement.

Gabriel gets in and I put my seat belt on and press the start button. The engine comes to life and I let out a little scream of excite