8123. Those numbers will forever be etched into his brain. Parties every weekend. Gatherings between just the four of them during the week. Impossible to forget. It’s a part of him. They’re all a part of him. Even Alex.

The sun leisurely moved its way down the blue sky, slowly getting hidden by the tall, green trees that surrounded the empty park. The two teenagers laid atop the grassy hill, the boy wrapping his arms around the thin girl as she placed her head on his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat.

- Eve