Mag-log inFor a moment, I feel that crushing guilt all over again. I don’t deserve her. I know that. But God, I love her. The song ends to roaring applause, but I barely hear it. Anxiety suddenly claws back into my chest, heavy and sharp. I turn away quickly and head back toward the pit. Focus. I need to focu
The stadium lights burn bright against the darkening evening sky, throwing silver across the packed dirt track and turning the haze of kicked-up dust into glowing clouds. The air smells of gasoline, hot rubber, sweat, and rain-soaked earth. To me, it smells like home. My chest tightens as I stand
My dad hugs me next just as tightly. “You’ve worked harder than anyone I know.” I laugh shakily against his shoulder. “I think I’m running purely on caffeine at this point.” “That sounds about right,” Chase calls from nearby. I immediately laugh as my brother pulls me into another hug. “You surviv
By Friday afternoon, I am fairly certain I have survived what could only be described as hell week. The past several days have blurred together into one endless cycle of stress and exhaustion. Exam after exam. Meeting after meeting. File after file. Paper after paper. Every morning starts before sun
I straighten my shoulders and steady my breathing just as the exam papers are handed out across the room. The second the instructor announces we could begin, something inside me shifts completely. Focus. Pure focus. My pencil moves across the paper almost instantly. Question after question flows fro
Sunlight filters softly through the curtains the next morning, casting a warm golden streak across the bed. I start to stir slowly beneath the blankets, still wrapped in the lingering comfort of sleep. For a few moments, I stay curled up on my side, eyes closed, listening to the quiet hum of the apa
Getting to Greg’s room, I charge into the room to see Greg dressed in a white tee and black gym shorts sitting in a wheelchair with a gym bag of what I’m assuming are his belongings on his lap, and the doctor giving him what looks like discharge papers and pain meds. Two heads turn in my direction a
When I get down to the lobby heading toward the doors, I see my mom and dad talking to Greg’s parents. Tracy spots me from across the lobby and waves me over to join them. I signaled to her that I can’t go over to join them as I had somewhere I needed to be right now. She nods in understanding, and
The next morning, I awoke to the sunlight filtering through the curtains, which I had stupidly left partially open the previous evening before dinner. I check the time on my phone and see it's half past eleven. Holy shit, I slept for ten hours! I’ve never slept this long before. Garrett must have wo
“Fuck baby, slow down otherwise you’re gonna make me come too soon. I’m enjoying this too much I want to savor every second of your mouth around my cock.” With my hair still wrapped around his hand, he starts to control my depth and speed. “That’s it, baby, just like that.”Following his guidance, I







