Strawberry Gum

2019 ‖Eckley, CO

And now he's standing there, watching the two boys as they play basketball, talking and laughing.

A bitter taste tingles on Cameron's tongue.

Jealousy.

He wants to be mad, walk over to them and scream in their faces, pull Sonny away and break his nose.

But he is not mad. It's his own fault.

He forced Kaz back into Sonny's arms because of his stupid behavior. And that feeling is way worse.

"Cam?"

Seth appears next to him. His voice is quiet. He has probably seen them as well.

"This is Maddie."

Cameron turns around, angry about the distraction and at the same time thankful for it.

Seth is holding the hand of a short nervous-looking girl with ash brown hair and dark eyes.

"Hey."

Cameron just nods. He doesn't have the energy to respond.

"Today is movie night in the community room and we decided to go rent a DVD. We were wondering if you want to come with us." "You guys still rent DVDs? Do you not have Netflix or something?"