Love Nest
Jack
After Justin cooled off,
he brought me to his
room. He was careful not
to take me by the hand,
I realized. I couldn’t figure
out why, though.
This is my room, Justin
said, gesturing around
inside the smallish room.
It had a smaller full bed
off in the corner with a
quaint little closet on the
opposite side of it. There
was a desk with a basic,
somewhat old computer
on it. The walls had a few
posters here and there but
were bare for the most part.
He shut the door behind us.
I smiled. “This is really nice,
Justin. It beats my room.”
I sat on the edge of the bed,
smiling at him sincerely.
I felt a kind of bliss coming
from this place, like I might
actually be happy somewhere
for once. I can’t stay here
forever, though. After this
realization hit me, my happy
thoughts sobered down just
a bit. I hated the idea of feeling
so sad, especially in front of
Justin, so I kept a smile on my
face, if only for him.
Justin walked over to me
and sat next to me. He sat his
hand on top of mine. Sorry
about the whole thing. He
began to whisper. I told you
how my dad could get about
this kind of thing.
I nodded. “I know. It’s okay.
I’m not upset and understand
the situation. I’m just glad I’m
not stuck on the side of the
road anymore.”
He nodded at that time.
Yeah, well, I’m glad I
found you. I never picked up
hitchhikers before. I just kinda
hoped you weren’t gonna be
an axe murderer or something.
I laughed. “An axe murderer?
Really?”
Mmhm. He grinned at me.
Anyhow, he said, Welcome
to the love nest, where you
will be spending the next while.
Love nest? I thought about it.
I liked the sound of it a lot and
smiled at him. “I’m glad to be
here—in the love nest.”
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Dwindling Light
Teen FictionAce and Jack Sterling, twins, lead very different lives. Ace stayed home with their mother and her terrible lovers; Jack ran away, finding himself a part of a drug chain just to have money to keep a modest subsistence. But Ace wants to get away and...
