Until We Break by Matthew Dawkins
Author:Matthew Dawkins [Dawkins, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group
Chapter Fourteen
The first thing Saint noticed about Naomi when she arrived the next day was that her hair was all out. She was standing in the exact spot where he had left her yesterday, and her coils were loud and unashamed, framing her face. âWhy donât you always wear your hair like that?â
The sky was even brighter than when they had left yesterday. All the leavesâ shadows were fluttering around them and the clouds had parted to give way to the big blue. Today was different, and neither of them would be able to describe exactly why other than the feeling of something fresh swimming deep within their rib cages. Naomi watched him close the distance between them.
âReally?â Adjusting herself on her crutches she continued,
âI havenât had my hair like this in years, actually. I always straighten it for ballet.â
Saint hummed thoughtfully. He wondered if she heard what exactly it was that she was telling him about ballet and the way it flat-ironed her. He didnât mention it. âWell, this suits you. More than straight hair, I think.â Then after a momentâs pause, he retraced his thoughts. âNot that you should do it how I like. If you like it is what matters, really. Do you like it?â
Naomi smiled at him. âYes.â She laughed. âI like it. My mom spent a good two hours on it, so Iâd hope someone else would like it too.â Naomi remembered instantly that she was lying to her mother even now.
This morning Aja had brought Naomi to Evergreen Memorial Park first. They had replaced the flowers on Jessicaâs grave with a new bouquet Aja had bought from a nearby florist, and then the pair of them stood for a moment of silence.
Aja gave her daughter a hug and reminded her that Jessica would be proud of her, after which she dropped Naomi off at the theater. Naomi had only pretended to go inside to see the academy. In reality, she stood by the door and waited until her mother had driven off. Then she left the building and got on the next bus that would bring her straight back here. Back to Jessicaâs graveside, but also back to this newly familiar boy holding a bunch of car keys in one hand and a bulky backpack on his opposite shoulder.
She tried not to think about what a betrayal of trust this was. Perhaps if her mother was still living vicariously through her then all that mattered was getting out of the house and doing something that made her happy. Maybe Aja would feel that, and it would all be okay. âWhatâs in the bag?â Naomi asked.
âYouâre no good with surprises, are you?â Saint motioned for her to follow him. âCome on.â
Moving in pace with him, Naomi replied, âHate them. Iâd rather just know than be surprised. I mean, what if I donât like the surprise? Then what?â
Saint smiled. âYouâll like the surprise.â
âWhat makes you so sure?â
âBecause,â Saint said simply, âweâre going to leave our legacy on that bridge.
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