Hockey Ruined Me 《Mathew Barzal》

CH. 8: Long Way Home

Micah's POV

It's nearly 2 AM, Mat is passed out in my passenger seat while I'm only 20 minutes in to our 5 1/2 hour journey back to the Emerald City. (A/N Emerald City is a nickname us Washingtonians call Seattle. FUN FACT: one of our casinos- in Seattle- is called the 'Emerald Queen'. There's also a place called 'Emerald City Smoothie'.) 

With Mat asleep, I'm left alone with my thoughts. As the 20 minutes turn to 40 and the 40 turn to an hour, my thoughts become louder than my radio.

In the past hour, my thought have flown from Mat and the team, to dad and figure skating. But right now, I began to think of Mat again. More particularly, how much he reminds me of my mom. 

I think about how sweet he is and how much he's willing to do for the ones he loves. I think about how caring he is, how much he respects me. He is so fucking passionate about so many things, it's one of the things I love most- like most about him.

My thoughts flicker over to the radio, as it plays the beginning of an *almost* forgotten favourite of mine, one I haven't heard in ages. A song  I've always wishes could be for me. I find myself beginning to sing along.

(^^^^ song on the side/ @ the top^^^^)

"We're taking the long way home

(Taking the long way home)

Take me back to the middle of nowhere
Back to the place only you and I share
Remember all the memories
The fireflies and make believe

Kicking back at the old school yard
Singing songs on our guitars
This is our reality
Crazy stupid you and me

We know this is the way it's supposed to be

So we're taking the long way home
(taking the long way home)
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone
I wanna get lost and drive forever with
you talking about nothing, yeah whatever baby
So we're taking the long way home
(taking the long way home)
Tonight

Taking the long way home
(Taking the long way home)
We're taking the long way home

Now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere
Yeah it only took our time to get there
Hiding out in our dreams
Catching fire like kerosene (kerosene)

And you know I'd never let you down
Till the sun comes up
We can own this town
Something like make believe
Living in a movie scene

Know this is the way it's supposed to be

So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way home)
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone
I wanna get lost and drive forever with
you talking about nothing, yeah whatever baby
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way home)

Hitting every red light
Kissing at the stop signs darling
Green day's on the radio
And everything is alright
Now we're turning up the headlights darling
We're just taking it slow

So we're taking the long way home
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you talking about nothing, yeah whatever baby
So we're taking the long way home