LILAC

"I lost two friends. Two fucking friends! And the only thing my family does is fight at the fucking dinner table!! What sort of stupid life am I living Lilac?" Issy all but cries as we settle down on the swing in the garden. Roman stands a few feet away from us. He still has not said a word.

I sigh, looking over at the beautiful flower beds layered around us. I don’t know what to say. I don’t know how to comfort her. I try to think of who was with me when my mother died and how they ...