LEIGH
The moment I drove away from the school neighborhood, my phone went on again, only this time it wasn't my high school friends trying to reach out, or Brandon suggesting sedatives and hallucinogens since I just covered the deal with him some minutes ago.
Funny how, there were days when I rather glance at real s**t than spare Brandon a minute of my time, but in the past few days, ever since Julian left, I didn't know what to do. I have nothing to hold on to.
I was angry at every turn, every shift, and every move. It was like I could hear every respiration in a room; it was getting under my skin.
It was supposed to be different, but instead, anxiety, pain, aggression, and tiredness all cloaked in me upon arriving back at eagle hills.
And it was in that moment Julian's comfort a
