Miles by Carriere Adam Henry

Author:Carriere, Adam Henry [Carriere, Adam Henry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Hammer & Anvil Books
Published: 2013-11-25T23:00:00+00:00

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My bedroom was freezing. I had forgotten that I closed the heat register when we were playing "Hazel". I left it that way. My heart needed company, and the cold would have to do. I switched on the radio in time to catch the beginning of Schumann's piano suite, Carnival.

Felix climbed into my bed first. I followed, still wearing my robe. We laid side-by-side in the dark for the duration of the deeply sentimental piano composition, before he rolled to his side and faced the wall, away from me.

The bedroom's chill began prodding my heart in the wrong direction. "I don't think I'm what you're really mad about. It's not us, either."

"I'm not angry," Felix mumbled.

"Oh, yeah? Maybe we're not so different, after all." I pulled my robe off and threw it across the room.

I couldn't even hear Felix breathe. I thought about kissing the back of Felix's neck in apology, or cradling him in my arms like Nicolasha had done with me a few nights ago, but I didn't. Instead, I pretended to fall asleep, and listened hard while my best friend used his pillow to keep his sniffling to himself.

I was actually happy someone else was doing the crying, for a change. I should have felt bad about that, but didn't.

Mom and Pop Radio moved on to their next selection.

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