Chapter 162: Stoke the fire

"We're suspended. That's a week of no school, staying at home with parents who hate each other and a drama that's consumed us," Luke said, as if I needed a refresher on my life situation. We were sitting in his car with heavy rain pounding on the roof and windows. Two minutes ago, I thought he was breaking up with me. Now, I realized he wanted to elope. Just kidding "I think we need a break," Luke said and, when he saw my eyes widen at his last sentence, he quickly added, "Together. We need a break, together." "Where would we even go?" I asked, hearing his optimism but living in reality, "When I said I don't have any money, I mean it. I have no money." "You won't need it," he replied. "We can go to the lake house." That sounded tempting; to escape into the wilderness, just the two of us. But I had a nagging feeling that we were running away from our problems. I also know that we do need money and I really didn't have any.