When we pulled into the curb, the sun had just started to warm the pavement. The car halted, and Donnie and I looked at the glass door from a distance in silence.

I might just be a freshman, but I know one thing about going to frats; you need a pair of shoes you don’t care about ruining.

The sky was lightening outside, and the few birds in that part of the city had started to shriek at each other, but it was habit that opened Alena’s eyes.