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Stifling
Date: 6/2/2016, Categories: Reluctance, Author: SITTING, Rating: 24, Source: LushStories
the door handle and he was already inside. I could still run. Run away from everything I’d wanted. He leaned over and opened the door from the inside. I got in. The engine powered up and there was no going back. It was hot in his car. I rolled down the window, felt the warm night air rush in as he picked up speed. The roads were deserted and he drove fast. The wind whipped my hair back and took my breath away. I felt like I was drowning in the best way possible. The anxiety in my stomach was going into overload. I felt like it was my first day at school, my final exam, like I was opening the door to sombre-looking cops. The margarita in my empty stomach felt strange. It had been the hottest day of the year and the night was following through. Everything felt hot to touch and the air was muggy, full of sweat, car fumes and sunscreen. I stole a look at Robbie. He caught me and grinned. My eyes flicked to the illuminated speedometer. Seventy mph in a forty zone. The roads were quiet and smooth. I wondered if I was dreaming. It felt far too idyllic to be racing home with him. Maybe reality had finally succumbed to the intensity of my dreams. Even so, I was too high to worry about it. *** Robbie lived on the fourth floor of an apartment complex, a mile from the city centre. We rode the elevator in silence, his hand holding mine like it was compulsory. I wanted desperately to dispel the awkwardness that hung between us but there was nothing I could think of saying. I’d come with ...