C51 A date

Without a word to Ben, I start the car and drive out of the deserted parking lot. Since his bike is still at the mechanic’s, I am his ride home.

“We should go out,” I say once we are at a traffic light. Ben turns off the radio when he doesn’t find a channel to his liking, I push one hand out of the car and bring it back in when I remember Daddy. He will have a fit if he sees me