I got into my car and drove home. While on the road, I rolled down my windows to let the air rush in, wanting to cool myself down. I thought back to the way I treated Harper earlier and cringed. That wasn't me. That wasn't how I behaved. The wind whipped my face as I drove at high speed. I waited for my heart rate to increase, I waited for the rush of adrenaline, I waited for the spike of excitement that driving at high speed promised but all I got was a sad, depressing feeling in my chest. “Disappointing,” I murmured. I switched on the radio, to distract myself from my thoughts. A calm instrumental was played on the station I was listening to. I listened to it and my lips curved on their own accord. “The flute. It's so relaxing.” The flute kept playing for about five minutes. I had already passed my house and was just driving but I didn't care. I needed it. The flute stopped playing for a while and the radio commentator’s voice filled my car, “That wonderful sound you just he
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