No More Time Together
However, I could not reach him.
Corbin had already disappeared down the stairs.
All I could hear was the echo of him answering Mabel’s phone call.
“Bet. If I lose, I’ll carry you while doing squats.”
I stood frozen in place.
The silence was heavy.
Then, my mother came home and asked me what was wrong.
I opened my mouth, but the words would not come.
When I finally managed to speak, my voice came out hoarse as I said, “Mom, I don’t want to repeat my senior year anymore.”