i saw 5sos live the other day and i was high af and it was lit and then i had a fever and threw up a ton the next day (but i met an internet fren at the venue so it was worth the pain) also giRLS TALK BOYS IS SO GOOD thanks bye
xx- L

m i c h a e l

When I went home, I cried. A lot. And then it was over and I went to sit down and eat with my mother as if none of it had happened. I didn't remark on the way she looked at me like I would explode any second, or that the chicken was too dry. I kept my mouth shut, the only sounds being the scraping of silverware on the plates and faint realization that the other person was chewing. And then my mother opened her mouth. She was always a talker, because I wasn't, I knew this, and had been waiting silently for her to start speaking. I had wondered what she would say in a situation such as this.

"Michael."

"Mom."

She sighed, gently placing her fork down to rest on her triangularly folded napkin and slowly clasped her hands to intertwine with each other. "We didn't say prayers." I rolled my eyes and despite the fact that I wasn't into the whole God thing, I gave my mother satisfaction and drawled along with the meaningless words they said every day since I was too young to remember. Karen was undeniably religious and completely disregarded that I was not.

It did not surprise me that a prayer would be the first thing on my mother's mind, and heIdid not say anything about it. Afterward, she tried making small talk with me; it was mostly one-sided. The only thing on my mind was Calum, which I could not tell his mother. It was normal anyway, me going through the motions routinely, as if my life were a chore. Calum checked on me often, trying to cheer me up. We were becoming friends.

@lifelinecal: hey pal how ya doin

@ michaelclifford: the usual. i think karen thinks im a grenade

@lifelinecal: iD CATCH A GRENAAADEE FOR YAAA

I laughed lightly at my friend. Calum made me feel normal. We talked for a while (mostly exchanging memes) until Calum had to go do homework. It took me ten minutes to realize I missed him.