Chapter Four
MADDIE
Tomorrow, I officially turn twenty-one, and it’s about time. I know when the clock strikes midnight, though, nothing will really change. I will always be the youngest in my family, so it’s not like everyone will magically start treating me like an adult. I could only hope, but I’m not holding my breath.
After rehearsal, Sophie picks me up, and we go home where she cooks dinner. After we eat, I start studying because I have a few tests next week, and I’m trying not to cram so much this semester. The thought makes me laugh because I know it won’t last long.
It’s just past seven, and I’m busy with my nose in my geology book learning about the different compositions of rocks when Liam walks through the front door, laughing on his phone and being rowdy. I try to ignore h
