Trisha Louise Lockwood. 

A girl who's tired of having a bad reputation. A girl who decides to change despite her challenging home situation. A girl who thought she was unreadable until she met Tobias Melvin. 

She didn't know one person could change her entire life. 

She didn't know one person could save her from so many demons. 

He calls her SUGAR despite her life being anything but sweet.

"When something tastes bitter, what do you do? You add sugar because it sweetens it up perfectly and it tastes better." Tobias responds, his eyes flickering between my lips and eyes. I feel like my heart is going to burst through my chest and I simply nod back at him. 

"I strongly believe if you enter someone's life, you'll sweeten it up completely," Tobias whispers, his breathing becoming shallow. His eyes are fully trained on my lips now and I let my tongue flick out, wetting my bottom lip. 

I don't know if it's my imagination but I'm sure I hear an animal like growl come from his throat. . . 
                     
Only for a split second. 

"Do you need sugar in your life?" I whisper bravely, my voice trembling. He takes a few seconds to reply but his response has me quivering at the knees -

"You know I do."

SUGAR

"Hi baby," I whisper, kneeling down onto the grass beside his grave. His headstone is a blue marble, the writing on it engraved with black. 


My hand reaches out, tracing over his name. I'm so numb to my emotions, I don't feel my tears falling anymore. I can't get rid of the heart broken feeling inside my chest. I place Alfie The Bear beside me, facing him towards the grave. 


"Look, I bought Alfie." I whisper, smiling through my pain. I readjust myself so I'm sitting cross legged beside him. His grave is tiny, barely the right size compared to the others surrounding him. Taken too soon. 


I inhale sharply, trying to remember the words in correct formation. 


Goodbye, Leroy.