the car ride back was silent, except for my mother's nervous tapping of her fingers against the dashboard. she was too out of it to drive so I drove instead.
pulling into the driveway, i was shocked to see midnight waiting.
"your friend?" my mother asked.
"yeah," i replied, parking the car and shutting it down.
"tell her she can stay for lunch." she said before jumping out of the car.
i watched midnight tense up at the sight of my mother and stumble on her words as my mother greeted her.
i quickly followed suit and headed over to her.
"hey you." she said, shoving her hands into the pockets of her faded jeans.
"my mom said you can stay for dinner." i told her.
the wind was sending her curls flying in front of her face and i stepped forwards to tuck some of it behind her ears. she leaned into my touch, smiling as i cupped her face.
she'd covered her bruises with makeup but being this close, i could see the bruises just a little bit.
i was looking at her brown eyes, trying to find reason. i couldn't continue to drag her down this rabbit hole with me.
"what?" she asked, clearly uncomfortable under my searching gaze.
"you're so beautiful. everytime i look at you i can't believe someone as beautiful as you exists in my life." i traced my thumb over her plump lips. "every inch of you is perfection and i want you to know that."
"jace you're so cheesy." she laughed.
"i'm just saying what i think." i told her.
"let's go in before your mother comes out here looking for us."
she turned on her heel and waited for me to open the door and i followed.
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