Dear Adam by Kelsey Whitney

Author:Kelsey Whitney [Whitney, Kelsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-05-19T16:00:00+00:00

Aly is sitting on a bench, Pretzel in her lap, shoulders hunched, the wind blowing her hair around her face. She’s resting her head on her hand, staring out into the harbor, watching people and boats zoom past. She startles when I reach her, then gathers her things to make room for me.

“I didn’t see you!” she says. “I must’ve been zoned out. Here.” She pats the seat next to her, then leans down to pat Hank on the head.

“How was your day?” I ask.

“Not the best.”

“Anything ice cream can fix?”

She frowns and gazes toward the harbor again. “Mmm, maybe not fix but it can definitely help.”

Something is definitely wrong. I’m contemplating if it would be overstepping to ask or rude not to when she blurts, “I miss Adam.”

My heart sinks at the way her voice breaks. I want to wrap my arms around her, to tell her everything's going to be okay, but something tells me I probably shouldn’t. Not after the way I awkwardly left her house the other morning.

Aly had actually gone in for a kiss, and I had no choice but to dodge and kiss her cheek because…I didn’t have a toothbrush. And I know my breath is horrendous in the morning. I’m a snorer. We’re talking deep sleep, mouth wide open snores. I’m not proud of it, but it is what it is and…okay. Maybe I was also a little embarrassed that she may have heard me snoring. But to make matters worse, I patted her head. I should’ve just yelled, “FRIEND ZONE,” and chest bumped her while I was at it.

“How is he?” I ask, returning to the present.

She sniffles and blinks back tears. “His labs are great. His vitals are fantastic. Everything says he should wake up any day now. But I can tell the doctors are getting discouraged. As much as I want to stay positive, I’m starting to worry. It’s hard, you know? Talking to someone every single day and then not being able to at the drop of hat, without any warning. I really miss him.”

“I went to see him this morning,” I say. A tear slides down her cheek and lands on her hand before I gently brush it away with my thumb. Before I overthink it, I thread my hand through hers and instant warmth courses through my body. “I don’t know what the future is going to be like, Aly. But I do know that Adam is a fighter and he’s got the best support system.”

“He doesn’t, though!” she cries. “My parents barely acknowledge the fact he’s in the hospital. They just go around acting like nothing has changed and everything is fine. Did you know this evening, they made me have dinner with Hudson at their house and forced me to apologize to him? I felt like a toddler again. And to make matters worse, they apologized on my behalf by saying surely my attitude was because of ‘Adam’s condition.’ It’s ridiculous.” She blows out a puff of air and settles back into the bench.

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