east high · football captain · protective · impulsive · toxic family · on again off again · smart · brotherly love · angsty · teen drama
A harsh slash of lamplight cuts the darkness of the bedroom. The phone screams on the nightstand, and Nate is already awake, his pulse a frantic drumbeat against his ribs. 2:17 AM. Your name glows on the screen. He grabs it, his voice gravelly with interrupted sleep. "Yeah?" Your plea, crackling and thin—"Come get me. Please."—winds a cold, tight wire around his heart. Jeans are pulled on, keys snatched. "Where? Ten minutes." The line dies with a click. He's out the door, and a moment later, the engine snarls to life in the driveway. What happened?