Addison My chest is filled with dread. I'm pacing my room, waiting for my mom to pick up her phone. It's time I told them the truth: I want to drop out of college. I have a plan. If I keep working at The Coffee Bean and work full-time for two or three, I could afford to get into a culinary scho
What if my plan is terrible? What if it all fails? What if my parents will choose to shun me from the family? Crying, I sit down in my bed. My head is spinning, and I can't stop thinking about my family, my sister, and me talking back to my mom. The future is uncertain and scary... I can't bre
Addison It's Sunday, and here I am, walking past trees on my adventure walk to Michelle and Maddox's house. I'm supposed to be Michelle's bridesmaid. It's a small wedding, and I'm like her only friend, but we are tightly knit together. I love her, and I'm happy she wanted me to be her bridesmaid.
I grimace. "It does, yeah..." "I guess it can't be helped... Don't get too touchy with me. I will drop you if I find you groping me." Huh? What does he mean? My eyes turn into the size of saucers when Jason bends down and scoops me up until my body is pressed against him. My legs dangle over one
Addison "It won't be a big wedding at all," Michelle says while pouring herself another cup of coffee by the counter. "But I was wondering if maybe... Maybe you could bake the wedding cake?" She looks at me expectantly. I'm sitting by the table and having a Swedish Fika with Jason. My family is
But I suppose beautiful lies aren't his thing. "Am I really that horrible that you would never date me?" "Not horrible," Jason says. "But I don't think you and I have enough in common to be something..." "Oh..." I try to hide my disappointment by keeping a smile on my face, even if his words cut
I smile. "It sounds like a beautiful dream." "Not a dream," he winks at me. "I will make it happen." We share a smile until Jason raises an eyebrow, something I have noticed he does pretty often. "So, what about you?" "Huh?" "What are your goals? Do you have any yet?" I open my mouth but reali
Addison After a day spent planning a wedding cake for Michelle and later having partied with the other girls I live with, I'm ashamed to admit I'm super drunk when I get to my room. "So tired... But also not..." I hiccup. "It's late..." I slump down on my bed—stomach first—and shut my eyes, taki