Once the bright light from the front of the car came to a halt my eyes began to adjust and i saw him in the driver side through the car window.
Every ounce of me wanted to cry in happiness and another part of me wanted to rip his throat out.
I quickly wiped the small tears that began to crest at the edge of my eyes, folding my arms across my chest to give me the notion of anger.
"Evie, babe i'm sorry i pulled off like that." I heard Miles saying quickly as he was almost step jumping out of the driver side and towards me quickly with a sweater in hand for me.
"Your an asshole Miles, you do know that right?!" I shivered as the warmth of the sweater connected with my body and i pulled it closer into my freezing body.
"Babe, i am and im truly sorry can we please get you in the car and warm. You can yell at me while your warming up. But i am sorry i shouldn't have done that but the way you were acting isn't something i am used to having around and knowing how to deal with. Which doesn't excuse what i did, i'm also coming off the medications and its hard but i understand we all deal with withdrawals differently, again i am sorry baby." He spoke so carefully and it instantly made my heart tug and i hated that he had such an effect on me so effortlessly.
As i stood trying to be annoyed, Miles looked at me with a grin on his face as he stepped closer to me. His hand going towards my waist and pulling me into him quickly, his lips greeting my cheek as he said, "I know you want to be mad at me Princess, but we both know you can't be so let's skip that part and please get in the car you are shivering."
Why was he always so good at telling me exactly how i knew i felt even when i didn't want to admit it myself. It was like he was reading my mind or something, and then his touch any touch at that point made my body ignite into a small flame that was all for him and it was like he knew, and i hated and loved it all at once.
"Fine, but i'm still very mad. Cold but mad." I said walking out of his embrace slowly and towards the car and getting in leaving him standing there in his own thoughts for a few seconds before he turned and walked towards the passenger side opening the door and bending down. "Get into the driver side, it's your turn to drive i could use the break."He said smiling show all his pearly whites. Without even a second thought i climbed over to the driver side as he slid into the passenger side.
We were about three hours into our drive and Miles was sound asleep looking so cozy in the thick quilt around him like a cacoon. The roads began to get filled with traffic, terrible traffic at that, everything was bumper to bumper.
So to kill time i had decided to play the radio fairly low not to disturb Miles of course. As i found a station i could hear soothing music too, i couldn't help but feel the soft symphonies soundtrack through the car. The music was very light and uplifting, i had forgot how music use to make me feel.
Happy and free.
Careless and in the moment.
"Put the radio on, I need to set the mood for this adventure." I yelled over to my best friend Summer as we drove in her older brother Landons Honda Civic down the old dusty back roads of our high school.
We were freshman, I had just gotten my license over the summer and she couldn't wait to go on a joy ride.
Summer turned the station till we heard out favorite song, the music began to blare loud over the speakers giving the dashboard a tremble.
"This is it! This is our defining moment E, we're going to live free and die young!" Summer shouted as she stuck her body midway out of the passenger side of the car and started lifting her hands up as the air swept under her making her feel like she was flying I could only assume.
I felt this joy in my body, I couldn't control the laughter that came deep from inside my belly.
I was happy, this moment was my happiness.
The music was like a portal for me, summer knew life hadn't always been easy for me but she knew as long as we had each other we'd get through anything.
As the music began to come to and end, another upbeat party tone came on making summer come back inside the car for another second before she put the volume on full blast and stuck herself right back outside the window as I did donuts around the dirt road and back onto the backwood intersection that we called the Redlands. Only driving we ever got was truck dropping things off and picking up it was mostly empty during school hours so I knew we would be completely fine.
"Ahhhhhhhh. I feel so free!!" Summer shouted her brown hair waving all Around her freely as she laughed without a care in the world.
This moment stood forever frozen in time for me because this was the best day of my freshman year and quite possibly the last one I could remember.
My thoughts were interrupted by a buzzing sound that was making my left thigh tingle. As I looked down I heard it again, I slid my free hand into a small compartment of the driver side as I looked at the traffic and moving the next few feet behind a red Buick.
"What the hell is this?" I spoke to myself lowly in confusion and slight irritation.
My fingers felt a metal like object that kept vibrating aggressive, once I got a grip of it I pulled it out and there in my palm lied a cell phone and there was a number flashing on it.
I looked over at Miles who was still sleeping like a baby then back at the phone.
"Hello?" I asked Putting the phone to my ear slightly but still cautious.
I wasn't too sure why I answered but I just did, without any fear more with curiosity.
"Evie? Is this Evie?" The voice said on the other end.
It was a woman's voice which threw me off, I knew it wasn't anyone I knew of, so it had to be Miles.
My eyes shot at him, daggers ready to cut his throat if it was someone he picked up somewhere or an old flame.
"My name is Stormie, I'm ... Im Miles oldest sister." The woman said.
Oldest sister? I thought he only had the one sister.
"Yes I am Evie." Was all I could say after the small bomb that I just received.
Miles has another sister, a live, living and breathing one.
"It's nice to finally hear your voice, I thought my brother was making you up at this point." She said with a small laugh at the end that made me smile softly.
The traffic began to move and the car behind me began to honk angrily.
Aware of what I was doing I shook Miles and shoved the phone in his face, "your sister called." I said coldly not sure why but Miles took the phone with shaky hands and he seemed to stutter when first speaking to her for a second.
I placed my hands on the wheel and began driving through the traffic in whatever openings I could squeeze through, the sudden rush began to kick in.
My hearing seemed to go mute when it came to him and his sister talking I caught bits and pieces of the conversation.
Yes, I'll let her know.
We're actually maybe another hour away from you.
Yes I'll make sure to talk to her before hand.
Love you too.
When we got off the highway and pulled into a gas station to refill up and grab some snacks I quickly got out of the car slamming the door behind me and leaving Miles trailing behind me as he grabbed our coats.
Once I got into the store I quickly went on the line to pay for the gas, thankful that's there wasn't any people inside.
As soon as I was done, I brushed passed Miles as he was about to come inside.
"Wait!" He shouted grabbing my arm tightly and bringing me to a full stop opposite him. "Listen Evie, I don't know what you are thinking and that scares me most but I can promise you I was only keeping it a secret till we got closer to our destination." His tone changing and becoming more soft as he released his grip from my arm slowly.
I took a deep breath in filling my lungs with the cold brisk air then releasing it out slowly.
I let the anger subside from me and I spoke slowly and as calmly as possible.
"Well we are almost there, I guess you can explain now since we are almost there. "