With You

Amia

The door opened and Liz stepped out. Levi rolled his window down and Liz bent down and said goodbye to me. I attempted a bright smile, but it felt wrong on my face. She smiled and told me I would be alright.

“Are you sure you don’t need us to drive you home?” Levi asked.

“Yes. Besides you’re not my knight in shining armor. Worry about my bestie,” Liz said.

“Never claimed to be. From… one person to another, I feel weird dropping you off here,” Levi said. I looked behind her at the shabby subway station. It made me nervous too.

“I agree, Liz,” I said.

“Don’t you start now. I do this everyday. It looks a lot scarier than it actually is. Make sure you wrap it up!” Liz teased.

“Oh my gosh!” I exclaimed.

She giggled and turned from us. I called out after her but she didn’t bother looking back over her shoulder at me. She waved and disappeared down the stairs into the dark abyss that was the subway station.

“She’s a funny one,” Levi chuckled.

“Hilarious,” I deadpanned.

The car rolled fo