Chapter 16.1: The love song

On his way to Ryder's house, he went through his playlist on his phone and felt that the amount of heavy rock and upbeat catchy songs with depressing lyrics was way bigger than when he last checked.

Where are the love songs?!!!

This one.... No, it's about depression.

This one? No, it's about insomnia.

What about this?

The lyrics: "You're my heaven/And I'm your hell."

"..."

Nope.

Uuu, this one.

The lyrics: "You got the lights on in the afternoon

And the nights are drawn out long

And you're kissin' to cut through the gloom

With a cough drop coloured tongue

And you were sittin' in the corner with the coats all piled high

And I thought you might be mine

In a small world, on an exceptionally rainy Tuesday night

In the right place and time."

"..."

(^艸^)

No, no. The dude is already talking about kissing.

"..." Well... actually...

No!

Sound out your feelings, not go tell her "Be mine, let's make out".

Jake kept scrolling. He was running out of songs and time and the frustration this gave him m