(Luca)
I got into my car and started the engine. I had already sent Elias a text saying I was coming over. He had replied with an annoyed “okay,” but at least he did not say no.
It was still early in the afternoon, maybe two hours since we had left school. I should have been at home working on my homework, but there was no way I could focus. Not with Avery upset and Elias sulking again.
I kept thinking about what I was going to say to him. Elias was smart, but he got stuck in his head too much. If I could make him see things clearer, maybe he would stop dragging himself down.
When I pulled up outside his house, the sun was still high in the sky.
I walked up to the door and rang the bell. A moment later, he opened it, looking tired.
“You really came all the way here?” he asked.
“Yes,
