Roommate

“That is wishful thinking,”

it’s been a long time coming.”

“Parents are difficult. I think I already have all the parents I can handle.”

“Sorry. I’m more inappropriate when I’m nervous.”

“That was your real secret, right? The thing that made everything else hard.”

My heart can’t stop hoping for more.

Keeping my joy behind walls is something I’m used to, but Roddy isn’t.

Before now, I never noticed how much pretending I do just to get through the day.

And there’s no way for me to suddenly be more like Rod—someone who dares the world to love him just the way he is.

“I’m just like you, though. Just trying to figure my shit out.