Mesmerized
“We are about five miles from town when I realize that I don’t even know where I’m supposed to be taking him. I hesitate to break the glassy silence, not wanting to force us back to reality, when there seems to be so much to deal with from the past.
Am I supposed to drop him off and then just go back to my life the way it was before? How can I even think that would happen? It’s like everything I knew about life has changed in a matter of seconds, and my brain can’t process the information fast enough.
I feel dizzy.
I steal a glance at him. He looks just as miserable as I feel.
“Are you staying with your parents?” I finally venture, flicking off the radio. My voice gets swallowed up by the sudden silence.
Brandon’s parents live a little ways out of town, but I know the area well. I cannot even count the number of times I have been there. And although it’s been years since I was last there, I can close my eyes and see every last detail: the long driveway, low rock wal...l surrounding the borders of the yard, the homey looking yellow house with a porch swing.MoreLess
Am I supposed to drop him off and then just go back to my life the way it was before? How can I even think that would happen? It’s like everything I knew about life has changed in a matter of seconds, and my brain can’t process the information fast enough.
I feel dizzy.
I steal a glance at him. He looks just as miserable as I feel.
“Are you staying with your parents?” I finally venture, flicking off the radio. My voice gets swallowed up by the sudden silence.
Brandon’s parents live a little ways out of town, but I know the area well. I cannot even count the number of times I have been there. And although it’s been years since I was last there, I can close my eyes and see every last detail: the long driveway, low rock wal...l surrounding the borders of the yard, the homey looking yellow house with a porch swing.MoreLess
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