After bidding goodnight to both, I head back out into the parking lot. I spend five whole minutes looking for my Honda beforeremembering I didn’t drive here. That I didn’t take my car at all tonight.
Because Yulian came to pick me up.
I banish that thought and hail down a cab.
The whole ride home, all I can think about is Eli. I’ve never missed him so much. I want to hug him so bad. Bury my head in hisperfect curls, smell his shampoo-and-Cheez-It-dust cologne.
The thought of having to tell him about Yulian is enough to break my heart all over again.
I climb the stairs two by two. It’s well past the time Reese should have headed off. He’s the one person I want to talk to rightnow. With Kallie out of commission, he’s the last emotional support human I’ve got left.
Tomorrow, I tell myse
