Entangled (A Tryst Novel) by Alex Rosa

Author:Alex Rosa [Rosa, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-06-20T21:00:00+00:00

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When I leave the stuffy college library, the fresh oxygen rejuvenates my frazzled nerves. I’ve been studying all day, and it’s been weighing heavy on me lately, just like the unopened med-school envelopes in my backpack. They feel like bricks.

School hasn’t been the same, and I find myself counting down the days until I have a semester off.

With Blake busy with filming, and Josh trailblazing forward to keep Blake’s career in line, it’s been a lonely semester so far. I submitted my graduation application this morning and ordered my gown, but when the counselor asked me where I was headed, I had no reply.

I want Blake and me to choose a school together. I want us to see what would work best. But the envelopes that have arrived are from my out-of-state backups. Nothing yet from UCLA, or even UCSD. I don’t need to be farther away from Blake. Life already doesn’t allow us any time together.

I know this is what I signed up for, but when you pile the lack of time on top of midterms and graduation, the weight itself can feel menacing and foreboding. I don’t know which way is up or down, or forward or backward, when it comes to my future.

The vision of my future always felt so crisp and in focus, right now it’s blurry and filled with a heavy fog.

I think of the mechanics of Gio’s camera as it snaps away when he’s working. The twist of the lens, focusing and refocusing, and I wish I had that much mechanical control on my life.

I pull out my cell phone. I don’t want to go to my empty house. There’s nothing there for me except more studying and silence. Tucker is too busy with his new boyfriend, and I can’t bear the thought of interrupting Blake.

I talked to Josh this morning, and he explained that he and Blake have promotional stuff going on into the night. I figured Blake would call me when he could, and Josh tried reassuring me that things are fine, so I’m trying not to worry about it.

Normally, I would’ve been reluctant to be so calm, but knowing my brother is there at my boyfriend’s side comes with its remedying benefits to my nerves.

I heave in a breath, and it ends in a grumble when I remember Vanessa texting me her excitement about flying out to meet Josh in New York City. I was sitting in the library trying to focus on my physics textbook, but found myself wanting to fling it across the room in bright green envy when she told me she was at the airport. I don’t have the luxury to jump planes to fancy events to see my boyfriend. Not with entering the home stretch of the ending of school.

This thought has me nearly sprinting off the campus grounds and ducking away into the nearest side street lined with shops and cafés.

I walked to school today, deciding that the grueling amount of miles would do me good, and that I could use the fresh air, but I’m considering the bus to take me home.

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