Chavez

“He looks at me and says, ‘God, you’re going to fuck me up,” He does this half laugh, “you know how I know?’

‘How?’ I ask, dumbfounded.

‘Because. Because of the way you crinkle your nose when you laugh really hard and the way you give instant puppy dog eyes when you’re saying 'sorry’. It’s the way you look at me like I’m your entire world, but I know that one day we’ll grow apart from each other because we’re both so young and still searching for ourselves. And you’ll be the one to let go first because God knows I could never let go of you. And when that happens, your name, your laugh, your smile; they’ll all be lingering in the back of my mind even after I finally convince myself I’m over you. That’s how I know.’”