We drove away from Zaine's pack, headed toward the coast, with the music blaring. The sun was shining brightly outside, with barely a cloud in the sky, only adding to the bright and bubbly atmosphere within the car. Zaine was smiling. A proper smile too, one that had been missing most of the time since we had arrived back at his pack, and it was like a light was back on within those beautiful brown eyes of his. I couldn't help but smile right back. This was the Zaine from college. The carefree, fun-loving one that was a pleasure to be around. Seeing him like this again simply reminded me that I hated the place that he called home brought him down so much. It brought him to the point that he wanted to escape. Because to me, that was not a home...
“So, sunshine, are you looking forward to t
