Raven’s P.O.V.
The car hummed beneath us, the tires whispering against the pavement, but inside the truck, silence reigned. Lucy sat in the passenger seat, humming softly to herself, her little legs swinging back and forth as she glanced every few seconds at the pony that was sitting in between us. She even glanced at me once or twice with those wide, curious eyes, oblivious to the storm raging inside my chest. I kept my hands steady on the wheel, gripping it tighter than necessary, the leather biting into my palms, grounding me.
The words I’d spoken to Jojo just five minutes ago echoed in my mind, jagged and raw.
Would you want to go out with me sometime?
God.
I hated myself.
I’d sworn to myself that I wouldn’t do it. I had promised myself that I would keep my distance from her, pr
